Cochrane: We aimed to determine the effectiveness and safety of using acupuncture to treat mumps in children. Acupuncture has been used to treat children with mumps for hundreds
of years in China. Benefits attributed to acupuncture include decreased
swelling and pain, and shortening of the disease duration. According to
traditional Chinese medicine, health is achieved by maintaining an
uninterrupted flow of Qi, or energy, along 14 meridians.