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Posts from the past

  • Implanted pigs July 19, 2021
  • Acupuncture vs NRT July 13, 2021
  • Transfer of FMS with IgG July 4, 2021
  • EA for guinea pig OAK June 27, 2021
  • Does acupuncture reduce opioid use? June 21, 2021
  • Post-stroke dementia June 14, 2021
  • Acupuncture and MDD June 7, 2021
  • Breast pain and MPS May 31, 2021
  • Context effects in LBP May 24, 2021
  • Fishtail acupuncture May 16, 2021
  • POCUS for pneumothorax May 9, 2021
  • Acromioplasty May 4, 2021
  • Preventing xerostomia April 26, 2021
  • Insomnia April 20, 2021
  • Pudendal EA for LUTS April 12, 2021
  • Consider acupuncture for chronic pain April 7, 2021
  • EA or AA vs UC – the PEACE trial March 29, 2021
  • SCD and 100Hz EA for itch March 22, 2021
  • Acupuncture for delirium March 15, 2021
  • ST36 EA and antitumour effects March 9, 2021
  • ST36 EA for visceral hypersensitivity and indirect VNS March 2, 2021
  • Acupuncture for athletes February 23, 2021
  • Acupuncture and arthroplasty February 16, 2021
  • Acupuncture vs drugs in migraine February 9, 2021
  • Peripheral receptors and neuromediators February 2, 2021
  • EA vs Prucalopride in SCC January 26, 2021
  • Median nerves and arteries January 20, 2021
  • EA for LBP after back surgery January 19, 2021
  • Acupuncture, drugs or Botox for chronic migraine? January 10, 2021
  • EA for sleep January 3, 2021
  • Acupuncture and cellulitis risk December 28, 2020
  • Acupuncture PD and depression December 28, 2020
  • Acupuncture for cLBP December 21, 2020
  • Acupuncture in the ED 2020 December 14, 2020
  • Needle trouble 2020 December 9, 2020
  • Acupuncture for dancers November 30, 2020
  • Acupuncture in PD 2020 November 25, 2020
  • Intensive EA/MA in OAK November 16, 2020
  • Perineural EDN November 9, 2020
  • EA for cLBP November 2, 2020
  • Haemophilia, bleeding and bubbles October 26, 2020
  • Reducing TKR surgery October 20, 2020
  • Abdominal TrPs October 12, 2020
  • FM and stroke risk October 5, 2020
  • Knee pain and TrPs September 30, 2020
  • Shoulder EA 2020 September 22, 2020
  • A 76-week trial September 16, 2020
  • Plantar heel pain September 8, 2020
  • ST36 vs ST25 EA in sepsis September 2, 2020
  • CVD risk reduction from treatment of hot flushes August 26, 2020
  • Epigenetics PD and medical costs August 19, 2020
  • CHD risk in OA 2000-12 August 11, 2020
  • Reviewing, Race & Sex August 2, 2020
  • Unforgettable Ups and Downs July 27, 2020
  • Acupuncture for antenatal depression July 21, 2020
  • The Power of Placebo and MUI July 13, 2020
  • de nada July 5, 2020
  • Acupuncture and MACE June 28, 2020
  • The amygdala and Rx of cLBP June 20, 2020
  • Atraumatic glenohumeral dislocation, IBS and other stories June 15, 2020
  • Frequency of Rx in OAK June 8, 2020
  • Adrenaline Athletes and Acupuncture June 1, 2020
  • Risk of mortality 2020 May 24, 2020
  • Functional dyspepsia 2020 May 17, 2020
  • Metabolic effects 2020 May 10, 2020
  • Transgenerational PCOS May 3, 2020
  • Round acupuncture 2020 April 27, 2020
  • Sciatica 2020 April 19, 2020
  • Spinal epidural haematomas 2020 April 12, 2020
  • CMCj OA and PHN 2020 April 5, 2020
  • Manual acupuncture for migraine March 29, 2020
  • COVID-19 March 25, 2020
  • CIPN 2020 plus FFP & FWB March 18, 2020
  • Should I read a protocol? March 11, 2020
  • High volume acupuncture March 2, 2020
  • Plantar fasciitis 2020 February 26, 2020
  • TEAS anyone? February 19, 2020
  • V-V hyperalgesia again February 12, 2020
  • Proton MRS 2020 February 5, 2020
  • Blinding – where is the bias? January 29, 2020
  • Survival analysis in stroke January 22, 2020
  • Sacral needling 2020 January 15, 2020
  • EA for CP 2020 January 8, 2020
  • A review or three from 2019 January 1, 2020
  • High on festivities 2019 December 24, 2019
  • CAM and labour induction December 18, 2019
  • RIX sham and cultural differences December 11, 2019
  • Co-occurrence of pain syndromes December 4, 2019
  • Opioids and IM November 27, 2019
  • Mike’s minerva 1 November 20, 2019
  • Point specific effects on BP? November 14, 2019
  • Sensory testing again November 6, 2019
  • Phantom acupuncture for back pain October 30, 2019
  • Retroperitoneal abscess with pylephlebitis October 23, 2019
  • Ears and the battlefield October 16, 2019
  • Acupuncture versus clomiphene controversy October 9, 2019
  • Safety of AT in pregnancy September 30, 2019
  • Initial healthcare provider and opioid use in LBP? September 25, 2019
  • Do sham devices impede real acupuncture? September 18, 2019
  • Acupuncture for atopic eczema September 11, 2019
  • Acupuncture vs propranolol in migraine September 4, 2019
  • Post-acupuncture pneumothorax incidence August 27, 2019
  • Can acupuncture prevent neck surgery? August 21, 2019
  • Laparoscopic needle fragment removal 2019 August 14, 2019
  • Temporal summation and acute acupuncture analgesia 2019 August 7, 2019
  • Chronic stable angina and point specificity July 31, 2019
  • Spinal AEs 2019 July 24, 2019
  • Perceived stress 2019 July 17, 2019
  • Parameters of dose for acupuncture July 10, 2019
  • Side-effects of cancer treatment – Brazil 2019 July 3, 2019
  • NREs and TTIs in the Netherlands June 28, 2019
  • Atheroma 2019 June 19, 2019
  • Hot flushes 2 2019 June 13, 2019
  • Strong EA & CPM in OAK June 4, 2019
  • EA for frozen shoulder May 29, 2019
  • Piriformis revisited May 23, 2019
  • CBT-I pips acupuncture in insomnia May 15, 2019
  • SAH headache 2019 May 7, 2019
  • PGLBP or LBPGP during pregnancy May 1, 2019
  • Spinal epidural abscesses April 25, 2019
  • Do patient characteristics affect acupuncture treatment outcomes? April 15, 2019
  • CIPN 2019 April 8, 2019
  • Does connective tissue have any role in the acupuncture effect? April 3, 2019
  • Does EA fail in GAD and IBS? March 27, 2019
  • Depression stroke risk and acupuncture March 25, 2019
  • Acupuncture non-inferior to NRT March 20, 2019
  • Hot flushes 2019 March 13, 2019
  • Heartbreak March 5, 2019
  • Immortal time bias February 26, 2019
  • Needling runners’ knees February 20, 2019
  • Cranial epidural abscess February 13, 2019
  • Too Earnest about Evidence February 6, 2019
  • VCIND January 31, 2019
  • The Madrid Panel January 24, 2019
  • The problem with sham January 16, 2019
  • EA vs conventional Rx in MUI January 10, 2019
  • 20000 needles… January 3, 2019
  • CHD incidence in RA and acupuncture December 29, 2018
  • Gastroparesis 2018 December 20, 2018
  • Hypertension 2018 December 12, 2018
  • Periosteal techniques 1963-2018 December 6, 2018
  • A Tale of two Fridays November 29, 2018
  • Needling and spasticity November 19, 2018
  • e-19th century November 14, 2018
  • Another fatality November 7, 2018
  • The one-needle wonder October 22, 2018
  • Needle migration in the neck October 17, 2018
  • Aromatase inhibitors, joint pain and acupuncture October 16, 2018
  • Acupuncture and IVF October 15, 2018
  • Rewiring the brain with acupuncture October 12, 2018
  • EA for stress urinary incontinence October 11, 2018
  • The Acupuncture Trialists’ Collaboration IPDM update 2017 October 10, 2018
  • EA for chronic severe functional constipation October 5, 2018
  • Segmental EA falls short in ovulation induction October 4, 2018
  • Burning nerves with needles in back pain – stop the burning, just use the needles! October 3, 2018
  • Why not needles for OA – no steroid, just the needles! October 2, 2018
  • TENS and acupuncture appear cost-effective in OAK October 1, 2018
  • Precision needling in myofascial pain September 28, 2018
  • Acupuncture for infantile colic – misdirection in the media or over-reaction from a sceptic blogger? September 27, 2018
  • Is acupuncture pseudoscience? September 26, 2018
  • Too NICE – there appears to be a glaring orthodox bias in NG59 September 24, 2018
  • Quality sham September 24, 2018
  • Trust Me, I’m an acupuncture expert – but I have never actually had it or used it… September 24, 2018
  • Breathless… September 24, 2018
  • Musings on heterogeneity in quantitative outcomes of acupuncture trials in LBP September 24, 2018
  • Exercise not acupuncture recommended by NICE for low back pain September 24, 2018
  • Acupuncture for menopausal hot flushes September 24, 2018
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