Stimulated by Ma et al and Zhang et al 2024.[1,2] MC doing tongue manoeuvres with a needle buried in CV23 at a BMAS Practical course in March 2024.CV23 has recently been introduced on the BMAS Foundation Course... PSD – post stroke dysphagiaIF – impact factorFMA – Fugl-Meyer assessment (motor function assessment after stroke)BI – Barthel … Continue reading Acupuncture for swallowing in PSD 2024
Stimulated by Valentini et al 2024.[1] Ice sculptures in Harbin. Photo by Kent Zhong on Pexels.com PAD – peripheral artery diseaseDFS – diabetic foot syndrome key to acronyms I guess it was microcirculation in the title that attracted my attention to this paper. The title asks the question ‘Can acupuncture increase microcirculation?’ Well, surely the … Continue reading Acupuncture and microcirculation 2024
Stimulated by Ma et al 2024.[1] Photo by Julius Carmine on Unsplash.This image came up when I searched for Yancheng on Unsplash. Just to the right of centre, between the two central pillars you can just see a fluid level – I guess that is the Yellow Sea. EA – electroacupuncturePSD – post stroke depressionRCT … Continue reading EA vs escitalopram for PSD
Stimulated by Huang et al 2024.[1] Seven Sisters tube station - platform 4 (2) by Mike Quinn is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0.This is entirely unrelated to the content of this blog apart from the shared word – tube. ‘tubes’ – this refers to urinary catheters, NG tubes and tracheostomiesNG – nasogastricNHIRD – nation health insurance … Continue reading Risk of tubes in dementia 2024
Stimulated by Ben-Arie et al 2024.[1] ICU – intensive care unitSR – systematic reviewMV – mechanical ventilationRCT – randomised controlled trialEA – electroacupunctureMA – manual acupunctureUS – ultrasoundRR – relative riskCI – confidence interval key to acronyms This paper was published online in November 2023, but I could not access the full text. Eventually I … Continue reading Acupuncture in the ICU 2024
Stimulated by Huang et al 2023.[1] Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com RA – rheumatoid arthritisRCIPD – Registry for Catastrophic Illness Patients DatabaseNHIRD – national health insurance research database (Taiwan)DMARDs – disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugsaHR – adjusted hazard ratioCHD – coronary heart disease key to acronyms I thought this was the first time I had … Continue reading Stroke risk in RA 2024
Inspired by Hoerder et al 2023.[1] Photo by How-Soon Ngu on Unsplash. DPN – diabetic peripheral neuropathyACUCIN – acupuncture for chemotherapy-induced neuropathyACUDIN – acupuncture for diabetic induced neuropathyACUDPN – acupuncture in diabetic peripheral neuropathyNCS – nerve conduction studiesARC – acupuncture in routine care (a set of trials from Germany in the 00’s)MA – manual acupunctureVAS – visual analogue … Continue reading Acupuncture for DPN
Inspired by Huang et al 2023.[1] This Figure is taken from the published protocol.[2] EA – electroacupunctureTKA – total knee arthroplastyRCT – randomised controlled trialVAS – visual analogue scorePCA – patient-controlled analgesiaMSK – musculoskeletalSD – standard deviationCI – confidence intervalMCID – minimum important clinical difference key to acronyms This is a paper that we (Acupuncture … Continue reading EA post-TKA 2024
Inspired by Li et al 2024.[1] This is the first question of the Western aphasia battery...My point is that you cannot do mechanistic laboratory studies on PSA in rodents.Photo by Kanashi on Unsplash. PSA – post-stroke aphasiaPSA – prostatic specific antigen (not the subject of this blog)EA – electroacupuncturePSD – post-stroke dysphagia (the subject of … Continue reading Acupuncture for PSA 2024
Inspired by Cao et al 2023.[1] With thanks to Deniah for the image. EA – electroacupunctureIR – insulin resistancePCOS – polycystic ovary syndromeBMI – body mass indexHOMA-IR – homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistanceAUC – area under curve key to acronyms I have a blog category for PCOS, but the last post on the topic … Continue reading EA vs metformin for IR in PCOS 2024
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