MeSH definition : Analgesia produced by the insertion of ACUPUNCTURE needles at certain ACUPUNCTURE
POINTS on the body. This activates small myelinated nerve fibers in the muscle which
transmit impulses to the spinal cord and then activate three centers - the spinal
cord, midbrain and pituitary/hypothalamus - to produce analgesia.;
Analgesia produced by the insertion of ACUPUNCTURE needles at certain ACUPUNCTURE
POINTS on the body. This activates small myelinated nerve fibers in the muscle which
transmit impulses to the spinal cord and then activate three centers - the spinal
cord, midbrain and pituitary/hypothalamus - to produce analgesia.