Stimulated by Tu et al 2026.[1] Photo by Matthew Zheng on Pexels.com EA – electroacupunctureIF – impact factorRCT – randomised controlled trialWL – waiting listNPQ – Northwick Park neck pain questionnaireVAS – visual analogue scaleMA – manual acupunctureINT – intradermal needle therapy – key to acronyms This is another paper on EA for chronic neck … Continue reading EA for chronic neck pain 2026
Stimulated by Chen et al 2026.[1] Photo by ROCKETMANN TEAM on Pexels.com IF – impact factorUS – United States of AmericaTriNetX – EHR from 67 HCOs in the US Collaborative NetworkEHR – electronic health recordsHCO – health care organisationNHIRD – national health insurance research database (Taiwan)PSM – propensity score matchingWBC – white blood cell countALT … Continue reading Acupuncture and cholecystectomy 2026
Stimulated by 10 reports from March to September 2026.[1–10] See if you can guess the case from which this image is taken. AE – adverse eventGPAC – Gram-positive anaerobic coccusIF – impact factorCT – computed tomographyCECT – contrast-enhanced computed tomographyMTP – metatarsophalangealCXR – chest X-ray – key to acronyms I have been accumulating this sample … Continue reading Adverse events 2026
Stimulated by Jyung et al 2026.[1] Visual abstract of PEACE trial from JAMA Oncology. EA – electroacupuncturePEACE – Personalised EA vs AA Comparative EffectivenessMSKCC – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterAA – auricular acupuncture (BFA here)BFA – battlefield acupunctureUC – usual careMSK – musculoskeletalBPI – brief pain inventoryPCS – pain catastrophising scalePC – pain catastrophising – … Continue reading EA and pain catastrophising 2026
Stimulated by Kwan et al 2026.[1] AI generated image to illustrate axSpA. axSpA – axial spondyloarthritisIF – impact factorRCT – randomised controlled trialEULAR – European Alliance of Associations for RheumatologySI – sacroiliacNRS – numerical rating scaleBASDAI – Bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity indexBASFI – Bath functional indexBAS-G – Bath ankylosing spondylitis global scoreHAQ – health … Continue reading Acupuncture for axial spondyloarthritis 2026
Inspired by Wang et al 2026.[1] EA – electroacupunctureOA – osteoarthritisRCT – randomised controlled trialMA – manual acupunctureDSG – diclofenac sodium gelMCPjs – metacarpophalangeal jointsVAS – visual analogue scaleMCID – minimum clinically important differenceOTC – over the counter (used for medications available to buy without a prescription)QDS – quarter die sumendum (“to be taken 4 … Continue reading EA for hand OA 2026
Inspired by Hang et al 2026.[1] Relevant pages from the BMAS Chronic Pain Protocols book from 2021.Note that this is not exactly the same protocol used in the trial highlighted. EA – electroacupunctureOA – osteoarthritisOAK – OA of the kneeRCT – randomised controlled trialMRI – magnetic resonance imagingMA – manual acupunctureWOMAC – Western Ontario and … Continue reading EA for OAK 2026
Stimulated by Chen et al 2026.[1] Taken from Figure 2 in Chen et al 2026.[1] EA – electroacupuncturePHN – postherpetic neuralgiaIF – impact factorNRS – numerical rating scaleSD – standard deviationMCID – minimum clinically important differenceNMA – network meta-analysisPSQI – Pittsburgh sleep quality index – key to acronyms This is the largest (n=448) study on … Continue reading EA for PHN 2026
Stimulated by Zhang et al 2026.[1] Figure 1 from Yu et al 2023.[2] EA – electroacupunctureIF – impact factorWDR – wide dynamic rangeSD – Sprague DawleyCFA – complete Freund’s adjuvant (an oily antigenic mixture including heat-killed mycobacteria)PWR – paw withdrawal thresholdAAV – adeno-associated virusRVM – rostral ventromedial medullaGABA – gamma amino butyric acidChR2 – channel rhodopsin … Continue reading Contralateral EA and descending controls 2026
Stimulated by Lester et al 2026.[1] From Figure 1 of Lester et al 2026.[1] IF – impact factorCD – cluster of differentiation (classification for surface antigens on white blood cells) – key to acronyms I have been waiting a long time for an adverse event report of infection following acupuncture in a patient undergoing chemotherapy. … Continue reading Septic arthritis during chemotherapy
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