@article {70229,
	title = {Reclassifying therapeutic strategies: The 5R model and role of acupuncture},
	journal = {Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences},
	year = {2025},
	month = {2025 Dec 11},
	abstract = {<p>Mainstream medicine commonly categorizes acupuncture as {\textquotedblleft}alternative and complementary,{\textquotedblright} a designation that reflects conceptual gaps in existing treatment classification systems. Integrating complementary medicine into the mainstream medical system requires a conceptual adjustment. Here, I propose a mechanism-based 5R classification{\textemdash}Removing, Repairing, Replacing, Replenishing, Regulating{\textemdash}to systematically categorize therapies. Based on this classification, acupuncture and its related interventions fall under functional regulation therapy. This framework offers a unified, functional perspective that facilitates the integration of complementary medicine into mainstream medical taxonomy.</p>
},
	keywords = {Acupuncture, Alternative and complementary medicine, Therapy},
	issn = {2095-7548},
	doi = {10.1016/j.jtcms.2025.12.003},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcms.2025.12.003},
	author = {Weixing Pan}
}
