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
Stimulated by Li et al, and Choi et al 2023.[1,2] Photo by 邱 严 on Unsplash, with some pretty bad editing on photoshop by MC to create facial asymmetry. EA – electroacupunctureTES – transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TENS applied to cause muscle contraction)EMG – electromyographyUS FDA – United States Food & Drug AdministrationTFNI – total facial … Continue reading Chronic and recurrent Bell’s palsy 2023
Stimulated by Lin et al, Kim et al, and Wei et al 2023.[1–3] Treatment protocol for lymphoedema from one of the trials in Kim et al 2023.[2] NHIRD – National Health Insurance Research Database (Taiwan)CI – confidence intervalCVA – cerebrovascular accidentNF1 – neurofibromatosis type 1 This week I am highlighting 3 papers with different methods but … Continue reading Nerve injury, lymphoedema, and a giant haematoma
Stimulated by Fumagalli et al 2023 and Landgraaf et al 2023.[1,2] Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Pexels.com VLCD – very low calorie dietBMI – body mass indexPCOS – polycystic ovarian syndrome key to acronyms I have to say that I have never been particularly interested in obesity or its treatments, and certainly not the use … Continue reading Acupuncture and obesity 2023
Stimulated by Liao et al 2023.[1] Photo by Polina Zimmerman on Pexels.com LGTD – longitudinal generation tracking databaseNHIRD – national health insurance research database (Taiwan)aHR – adjusted hazard ratioIL6 – interleukin 6IL1β – interleukin 1βTNF – tumour necrosis factorALB – albuminVEGFA – vascular endothelial growth factor ACRP – C-reactive proteinPTGS2 – prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthetase 2 (aka … Continue reading Acupuncture dysmenorrhoea and depression 2023
Stimulated by Hyun et al 2023.[1] Photo by Jocalih on Unsplash. SR – systematic reviewDAA – direct acting antiviralRR – relative riskAE – adverse event key to acronyms This is a new topic for the blog, but one with considerable global significance. Readers in the UK and countries with similar standards aimed at preventing bloodborne … Continue reading Acupuncture and hepatitis C
Stimulated by Lee et al 2023.[1] APs – acupuncture pointsKIOM – Korean Institute of Oriental MedicineNMA – network meta-analysisIF – impact factorEBM – evidence based medicineSATV – sham acupuncture therapy verum pointAT – acupuncture therapySATS – sham acupuncture therapy sham pointVAS – visual analogue scaleRMDQ – Roland-Morris Disability QuestionnaireNRS – numerical rating scale key to acronyms … Continue reading Does sham point location matter?
Stimulated by Clauw et al 2023 and Cho et al 2023.[1,2] Photo by Cameron Venti on Unsplash. FM – fibromyalgiaIF – impact factorSGC – satellite glial cellDRG – dorsal root ganglionMSK – musculoskeletalHR – hazard ratioaHR – adjusted hazard ratio key to acronyms I was curious to see this debate on FM published in Autoimmune … Continue reading Is FM an autoimmune disease?
…and conventional medicine. Stimulated by Valtonen et al 2023.[1] Figure 3 from Valtonen et al 2023.[1] The association between an anti-corruption PO and the use of CM. PO – political orientationCAM – complementary and alternative medicineCM – conventional medicineGal-Tan – a political dimension distinguishing Gal voters from Tan votersGal – green-alternative-libertarianTan – traditional-authoritarian-nationalist key to … Continue reading PO predicts use of CAM
Stimulated by Di Carlo et al 2023 and Treister-Goltzman et al 2023.[1,2] Photo by Mattia Golinucci on Unsplash. An ancient church in a cave, il tempio del valadier, the valadier's temple in Ancona. Di Carlo et al are from the same region of Italy. FM – fibromyalgiaMA – manual acupunctureBMI – body mass indexFIQR – … Continue reading Acupuncture for FM 2023
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