"Conclusion: Our findings indicate that certain modes of acupuncture improved postoperative pain on the first day after surgery and reduced opioid use. Our findings support the use of acupuncture as adjuvant therapy in treating postoperative pain."

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26959661/

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Ming-Shun Wu 1 2, Kee-Hsin Chen 3 4 5, I-Fan Chen 6, Shihping Kevin Huang 6, Pei-Chuan Tzeng 7, Mei-Ling Yeh 8, Fei-Peng Lee 9 10, Jaung-Geng Lin 11, Chiehfeng Chen 4 5 7 9 12 13

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• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150367