How to Use acupuncture in a Sentence

acupuncture

noun
  • Take a ride on the railroad—to an acupuncture appointment that costs $150.
    Annie Daly, Allure, 9 July 2024
  • Meanwhile, just 29% of patients getting fake acupuncture reduced their methadone dose by at least one-fifth.
    Maya Goldman, Axios, 10 July 2024
  • For those who haven't tried it, the thought of acupuncture can be daunting.
    Jackie Martin, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 July 2022
  • Want to see a world-class play and then get acupuncture or a massage at the same place?
    Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Hot and cold treatments and acupuncture may help as well.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Was doing all the warming foods and acupuncture twice a week.
    Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
  • But with laser treatment and acupuncture, Takaha now clocks him at 10 mph.
    Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2021
  • The acupuncture sessions turned out to be just what Bassoon needed.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 12 Apr. 2022
  • The White Lotus star loves yoga and acupuncture, but also works out with a trainer from time to time.
    Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 19 July 2023
  • The left-hander was in the trainer’s room when the game ended, getting an acupuncture treatment.
    Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2022
  • This store was between a 7-Eleven and an acupuncture clinic, near a shoe repair place and a nail salon.
    Washington Post, 8 July 2021
  • The earliest Gua Sha-like tool predated acupuncture in the Stone Age.
    Madge Maril, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 May 2021
  • Like the head massager, this design is based upon acupuncture points.
    Popular Science, 12 Nov. 2020
  • With acupuncture and time, her mom is now painting, holding her own utensils, and speaking (and singing) once again.
    Kells McPhillips, Fortune, 19 July 2022
  • An acupuncture therapist treats her back pain, which can be a post-covid symptom.
    Amy Goldstein, Dan Keating, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Integral to the design are the principles of acupuncture—there’s a round copper rivet on the bottom of the shoe, which touches the ground as well as the foot.
    Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • Staff are trained in acupuncture, massage and reiki, plus there’s a squad of trainers who work in situ or outdoors in nearby parks and streets.
    Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2021
  • One lazy afternoon a few years ago, a woman my age was giving me acupuncture.
    Minae Mizumura, The New York Review of Books, 5 Nov. 2020
  • The acupuncture, combined with tapering doses of methadone, helped many patients get clean in as few as ten days.
    Valeria Ricciulli, Curbed, 25 Oct. 2021
  • Moon-ho Kim lounged on a bed in his acupuncture stall with his arms folded behind his head, watching the Korean news on TV.
    Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Stroll through the formal gardens, sign up for acupuncture treatments or massage, and if the weather’s nice, hang out by the swimming pool under the shade of sycamore trees.
    Siobhan Reid, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Medicare views those devices as acupuncture, which was not covered at the time, according to the filing.
    Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 13 Jan. 2023
  • There’s sound baths, acupuncture, yoga, mental health talks.
    Martine Thompson, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
  • But her overall goal is to have a one-stop shop for pregnant people to receive massages, acupuncture and other needs.
    Detroit Free Press, 4 Jan. 2023
  • During the acupuncture treatment, fine needles are placed on prescribed points.
    USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
  • This is in the journals, right, of the medical journals that talk about acupuncture helping with cancer patients.
    Scientific American Custom Media, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Janet Planet is the name of an acupuncture clinic Janet has set up, a refuge following a string of romantic failures.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 June 2024
  • Among the many traditional Eastern medicine practices enjoyed in the West, few are as sought after as acupuncture.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
  • Similar to acupuncture points, the 107 Marma points are key spots on the body, and Ayurvedic medicine believes activating them can benefit the body and mind.
    Parizaad Khan Sethi, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2023
  • While this visit revolved around stress relief, acupuncture holds a very special place in Anstead's heart and wellness journey.
    Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 3 Sep. 2020

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