The main needle now used for acupuncture is fine and sharp.

现在针灸中所用的主针都是细而尖的。

Reason? Patient demand. Few, though, can adequately explain how acupuncture works.

为什么针刺疗法在美国会越来越受欢迎？原因就在患者的需求。然而，很少有人能充分解释针灸的原理。

While many experts have welcomed the move to make acupuncture available on the NHS, some are still sceptical about its effectiveness.

虽然已经有很多专家乐意将针灸囊括到英国国家医疗服务体系之内，但是一些人对其疗效仍有质疑。

Instead he opted to explore other options, namely veganism and acupuncture.

他选择寻找其他治疗方案，也就是素食主义和针灸治疗。

About 39 clinical trials found that doing acupuncture significantly improved the control of chronic pain.

大约 39 项临床试发现，针灸显著改善了对慢性疼痛的控制。

As aesthetic sessions increasingly go organic or employ traditional remedies, women at the “ Beauty World Japan ” exhibition this week lined up to try acupuncture, long known for its health advantages.

如今美容界越来越推崇有机美容和传统疗法。上周在日本举办的“美丽世界美丽日本”展览会上，女性朋友排队争先恐后地尝试针灸美容。

Shore Lane are hoping to do this soon - I think they may start with acupuncture.

Shore Lane很快也希望这么做。我认为他们会从针灸开始。

Sanfutie contains a paste of herbs that are " hot" in nature, and when applied to specific acupuncture points, usually on the back and neck, they replenish the yang elements.

三伏贴含有一种性质“热”的草药膏，当应用的穴位时，通常是在背部和颈部，它们补充了阳元素。

" But now we have upgraded the formula so that blisters will be reduced while the effects in stimulating acupuncture points are strengthened."

但经过现代改良，不仅减少了不适感，更增强了穴位刺激的疗效。”

During the hours spent waiting in vain to see a bone doctor, I decided to take another track and try acupuncture.

等待看骨科大夫的时候，他决尝试一下中医的针刺疗法。

Those who thought the acupuncture would work were more likely to report pain reduction from both the real and fake acu-treatments.

觉得针灸有用的人表示正的针灸和假的针灸治疗都有用。

" The truth is, though acupuncture is at least 2,200 years old, nobody really knows what's happening," says Paul Zmiewski, a Ph.D. in Chinese studies who practices acupuncture in Philadelphia.

" 事实是，尽管针灸至少有2200年的历史，但没有人正了解针灸。" 中国针灸研究博士，现在在费城实践的保罗·兹米耶夫斯基说道。

For example, we have found historical evidence that the Chinese used acupuncture to treat the pain associated with tooth decay.

例如，我们发现历史证据表明中国人使用针灸来治疗与蛀牙相关的疼痛。

The hitch was that the Tylenol and needle-free conventional acupuncture were fakes.

但是问题是泰诺林和乌镇针灸是假的。

I have actually, I like to try lots of different things, so I have tried acupuncture.

实际上我试过，我喜欢尝试不同的东西，所以我试过针灸。

The number of acupuncture points was the same as the number of days in a year.

穴位的数量与一年的天数对等。

In the UK, acupuncture is classed as a complementary therapy, which is the term given to a medical procedure which hasn't been subjected to the strict trials by which scientists prove some treatments work.

在英国针灸被归类为辅助疗法。辅助疗法是指未经科学家通过严格控制的临床实证实有效的医疗手段。

" The therapy was originally used to treat asthma and would leave blisters and marks on acupuncture points on the skin, " he said.

“三伏灸原用治疗哮喘，过程中或会在皮肤穴位上留下水疱和烫伤等。

One theory explaining this phenomenon suggests that acupuncture blocks pain signals from reaching the brain.

有一种理论这样解释这一现象，针灸疗法阻止疼痛信号传递到大脑。

As an alternative to acupuncture, patients will be able to opt for either a course of spinal manipulation, or a series of special exercise sessions.

除了针灸之外，患者还可以选择脊柱推拿或者一系列的殊锻炼疗法。