Beyond providing unmatched clinical care at Boston Children's, we're working around the clock to design approaches that let kids be kids. The Medical Acupuncture Service, offered by Boston Children's Hospital's Department of Anesthesiology, Periopera...
Beyond providing unmatched clinical care at Boston Children's, we're working around the clock to design approaches that let kids be kids. The Medical Acupuncture Service, offered by Boston Children's Hospital's Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, helps children and young adults manage their acute and chronic pain through a procedure called acupuncture.
Acupuncture is a form of traditional Chinese medicine that dates back more than 2,500 years. Its performed by professionally trained, licensed acupuncturists who insert tiny, hair-thin needles through the skin into underlying tissues at strategic points in order to ease pain and treat many diseases.
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