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Pressure acupuncture used to ease surgery in China
A Shanghai hospital report describes actress Ho Soo Soo undergoing thyroid cancer surgery with only pressure on the snuff box area as anesthesia. Two assistants massaged the area during the 1 1/2 hour operation while American observers note varying pain responses and ongoing research seeks scientific explanations for acupuncture anesthesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ho Soo Soo
People’s Republic of China
Chairman Mao
China
Mrs. Ho
Institute of Physiology
Shanghai
Chang Ksiangtung
Yale University
Chang
Tan Teh-pei