ABSTRACT
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.
