electroacupuncture


electrical acupuncture

A permutation of acupuncture, in which low-voltage electric currents are passed through needles to stimulate the acupuncture points; it is uncertain whether this improves the efficacy of the traditional, non-electric format of acupuncture.

e·lec·tro·a·cu·punc·ture

(ĕ-lek'trō-ak'yū-pŭngk-shŭr) Acupuncture in which needles are attached to a source of electric current.