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• TITLE: Exploring Combined Immune Mechanisms of Acupuncture and Stretching—A Narrative Review

  AUTHORS: Yiping Zhou Thelander, Huijun Z. Ring, Guikang Wei, Yingqiu Wang, Yinghua He, Chenyang Bai, Haisheng Zhang

  KEYWORDS: Acupuncture, Anti-Inflammatory Mechanisms, Fibroblasts, Macrophages, Mast Cells, Stretching

  JOURNAL NAME: Health, Vol.16 No.12, December 25, 2024

  ABSTRACT: This narrative review explores the synergistic anti-inflammatory mechanisms of acupuncture and stretching. Acupuncture induces mechanical forces that activate neuro-immune pathways, modulating immune cell functions and enhancing anti-inflammatory cytokine secretion. Through tissue tension, stretching promotes fibroblast activity and macrophage polarization, further amplifying anti-inflammatory responses. Together, these interventions strengthen macrophage activity, accelerate tissue repair, and improve treatment outcomes for chronic inflammation, sports injuries, and cancer recovery. This review consolidates experimental evidence to provide a theoretical basis for advancing research into fascial acupuncture and its clinical applications.