The editors have assembled an impressive array of 12 reports and studies authored by respected acupuncture clinicians. These include Bruce Pomeranz on Acupuncture Analgesia, C. Takeshige on Mechanisms of Acupuncture Analgesia produced by LFES, J.S. Han on Opioid and Antiopioid Peptides in Acupuncture Mechanisms of Pain Modulation,Terry Oleson on the Neurophysiological Basis of Auricular Acupuncture, Claire Cassidy on Qualitative Research Methods, Gabriel Stux and Stephen Birch on Proposed Standards of Acupuncture Treatment, and Hammerschlag and Lao on Future Directions for Research on the Physiology of Acupuncture.