The medical practice of using electrical stimulation at acupuncture points, combining acupuncture with electrical current for therapeutic effect.
From electro- (electricity) combined with puncture (from Latin punctura meaning a pricking), a hybrid of traditional acupuncture and modern electrical medicine.
Electropuncture exists at the intersection of ancient Chinese medicine and modern neuroscience—electrical stimulation at traditional acupuncture points can trigger real pain relief through nerve stimulation, suggesting our ancestors found points that really do something.
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