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Dr. John W. C. Fox, a Brooklyn anesthesiologist, hypothesized that it worked on the "gate control" technique. According to his idea, sensations passing along peripheral neural fibers must pass through a "gate" in the spinal cord before they are transmitted to the brain. Pain is transmitted along relatively thin fibers and tends to keep the gate open. Acupuncture needles placed in these fibers override the pain sensation by producing a vibratory stimulus that closes the gate and blocks the transmission of pain to the brain. The traditional Chinese explanation is that vital forces pass through meridians or pathways throughout the body. The needles, when manipulated in precise ways, cause changes to take place within the meridians, and if this procedure is done correctly, the process restores the desired balance of heat and cold, or yin and yang, and the pain is anesthetized...
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