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Acupuncture and Chronic pain

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Difference between Acupuncture and Chronic pain

Acupuncture vs. Chronic pain

Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine in which thin needles are inserted into the body. Chronic pain is pain that lasts a long time.

Similarities between Acupuncture and Chronic pain

Acupuncture and Chronic pain have 9 things in common (in Unionpedia): Acupuncture, Cancer pain, Central nervous system, Insomnia, Major depressive disorder, Neuropathic pain, Nociception, Peripheral neuropathy, Rheumatoid arthritis.

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine in which thin needles are inserted into the body.

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Cancer pain

Pain in cancer may arise from a tumor compressing or infiltrating nearby body parts; from treatments and diagnostic procedures; or from skin, nerve and other changes caused by a hormone imbalance or immune response.

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Central nervous system

The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.

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Insomnia

Insomnia, also known as sleeplessness, is a sleep disorder where people have trouble sleeping.

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Major depressive disorder

Major depressive disorder (MDD), also known simply as depression, is a mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of low mood that is present across most situations.

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Neuropathic pain

Neuropathic pain is pain caused by damage or disease affecting the somatosensory nervous system.

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Nociception

Nociception (also nocioception or nociperception, from Latin nocere 'to harm or hurt') is the sensory nervous system's response to certain harmful or potentially harmful stimuli.

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Peripheral neuropathy

Peripheral neuropathy (PN) is damage to or disease affecting nerves, which may impair sensation, movement, gland or organ function, or other aspects of health, depending on the type of nerve affected.

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Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints.

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Acupuncture and Chronic pain Comparison

Acupuncture has 295 relations, while Chronic pain has 69. As they have in common 9, the Jaccard index is 2.47% = 9 / (295 + 69).

References

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