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In a 2002 paper researchers Helene M. Langevin and Jason A. Yandow proposed that "acupuncture needle manipulation produces cellular changes that propagate along connective tissue planes."
A review article by the European Journal of Physiology has acknowledged that Langevin "has made a step in the right direction and her result is important to obtain the mechanical coupling between the (acupuncture) needle and the tissues".