Translating Fundamental Science of Acupuncture into Clinical Practice

Abstract

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) organized a 2-day workshop “Translating Fundamental Science of Acupuncture into Clinical Practice,” at the National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD, from February 11-12, 2019. The workshop focused on 1) specific effect of the acupuncture intervention: neural mechanism and pathways, 2) non-specific effect of the acupuncture intervention, and 3) overcome the barriers of clinical research of acupuncture. Here we summarize the brief information on this workshop.