Laser acupuncture

This chapter presents some of the most recent studies about the stimulation of acupuncture points with low-level light sources. The so-called laser acupuncture calls the attention of researchers due to its noninvasiveness and painless application, and the results published so far corroborate, most of the times, to a future implementation of this technique as an adjuvant therapy for several medical applications. Some studies, however, stated otherwise, leading to the conclusion that the difference between the applied parameters can lead to different outcomes. This fact leads often to a skepticism against this technique, and this can only be changed if the authors standardize the parameters used in their studies, according to each application.