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Results of research on two aspects of acupuncture—its effectiveness in reducing pain and the physiological mechanisms involved—indicated that acupuncture does raise the pain threshold for some disorders and that endorphins and neurotransmitters, probably interacting, may be the physiological mechanisms underlying acupuncture.
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