Antipruritic Effect of Acupuncture in Patients With Atopic Dermatitis

Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a key component of traditional Korean medicine (TKM) involving thin needles inserted into the body at acupuncture points. It can be associated with the application of heat, pressure, or laser light to these same points. Acupuncture is commonly used for pain relief, though it is also used for a wide range of other conditions. Clinical practice varies depending on the country.

Sham acupuncture is used as a control in scientific studies that test the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of various illness or disorders. In an ideal controlled study, subjects would not know whether they were getting true or sham acupuncture. We are going to use Park Sham Acupuncture, which is composed of sham acupuncture needle not penetrating the skin of subjects and Park sham acupuncture device attacted on the subject's skin in order to block the seeing whether the acupuncture needle penetrates skin or not.