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Acupuncture for the Treatment of Functional Disorders in Children

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Increasing numbers of patients in the USA, both adults and children, are pursuing complementary and alternative therapies for health care. Acupuncture is one such therapy, which has been utilized in health care for thousands of years in China and other Asian cultures. This chapter provides a brief background about acupuncture therapy, various modalities that comprise the practice of acupuncture, and evidence related to its use with pediatric patients and functional disorders. We also present case-based scenarios to demonstrate successful use of acupuncture therapy.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA

    Anjana Kundu MBBS, DA

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 1740 West Taylor Street (MC 515), Suite 3200, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA

    Rosalie F. Tassone MD, MPH

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    Ran D. Anbar

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Kundu, A., Tassone, R.F. (2014). Acupuncture for the Treatment of Functional Disorders in Children. In: Anbar, R. (eds) Functional Symptoms in Pediatric Disease. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-8074-8_23

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