Poking around acupuncture

<p>Acupuncture, which has roots in traditional Chinese medicine, involves the insertion of thin needles through your skin at specific points in the body to treat certain conditions. Join us this week as we discuss how it works, the scientific evidence for some of the benefits associated with acupuncture, and whether we would use acupuncture to treat our ailments.</p> <p><strong>TLDR</strong>: Acupuncture triggers specific points on the skin with needles to treat certain conditions and has been shown relieve pain and improve circulation</p> <p>Links:</p> <p><a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/acupuncture-how-does-it-work-scientifically"><u>https://www.healthline.com/health/acupuncture-how-does-it-work-scientifically</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/0003-4819-136-5-200203050-00010?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&amp;rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&amp;rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed"><u>https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/0003-4819-136-5-200203050-00010?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&amp;rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&amp;rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532287/"><u>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532287/</u></a></p> <p>Socials:</p> <p>instagram.com/thelabdoctors</p> <p>twitter.com/thelabdoctors</p> <p>Credit for theme music: Fresh Time by Roa https://soundcloud.com/roa_music1031</p> <p>Email: thelabdoctors@gmail.com</p>