Stimulated by Li et al 2025.[1] Re-edited version of the image used in the Oliveira 2018,[2] illustrating the position of the needle placement described in the current paper. The gluteus maximus muscle and the sacrotuberous ligament are faded so that the deeper structures can be seen. This image has been modified from the version used … Continue reading EPNS for PPUI 2025
Stimulated by Niu et al 2025.[1] Photo by Cheng Shi Song on Pexels.com – skyline of Nanjing. EA – electroacupunctureRARP – robot-assisted radical prostatectomyUI – urinary incontinenceUC – urinary continenceIF – impact factorRCT – randomised controlled trial – key to acronyms This week we have another paper from JAMA Network Open (IF 9.7). This time … Continue reading EA for post-RARP UI
Inspired by Yu et al 2025.[1] Photo by jason hu on Pexels.comThis island is at the top of Poyang Lake, approximately 7km below where it opens into the Yangtze River just east of Jiujiang. IF – impact factorHAM-D – Hamilton depression rating scaleWHOQOL-100 – World Health Organisation quality of life 100MCID – minimum important clinical … Continue reading Acupuncture, haemodialysis and depression
Inspired by Liou et al 2025.[1] AI generated image. EA – electroacupunctureMA – manual acupunctureIF – impact factorMSKCC – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterADT – androgen deprivation therapyIPSS – international prostate symptom scoreMCID – minimal clinically important difference – key to acronyms This week we are sticking with the urinary system, and I have chosen … Continue reading EA for nocturia 2025
Inspired by Cao et al 2025.[1] Photo by Anton Nikolov on Unsplash. ARC – acute renal colicRCT – randomised controlled trialIF – impact factorIM – intramuscularUTI – urinary tract infectionVAS – visual analogue score (usually 10cm horizontal line with no pain or worst pain at each end)NRS – numerical rating scale (11-point digital verbal scale from 0 to … Continue reading Acupuncture for ARC 2025
Inspired by Lv et al 2025.[1] Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com EA – electroacupunctureOAB – overactive bladderVES – vaginal electrical stimulationTTNS – transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulationTENS – transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulationTEAS – transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulationPTNS – percutaneous tibial nerve stimulationOABSS – overactive bladder symptom scoreMCID – minimal clinically important differenceSNM – sacral neuromodulation – … Continue reading EA for OAB 2025
Inspired by Zhu et al 2024.[1] Points used in the trial adapted from Supplement 3 of the publication.[2] CP – chronic prostatitisCPPS – chronic pelvic pain syndromeRCT – randomised controlled trialMA – manual acupunctureNIH-CPSI – National Institute of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index – key to acronyms This is secondary analysis of a large RCT … Continue reading Acupuncture for CP CPPS in drinkers
Stimulated by Ots et al 2024.[1] The centre and right diagrams represent the protocol used in the trial.The diagram on the left is a segmental EA protocol favoured by MC. UTI – urinary tract infectionrUTI – recurrent UTIRCT – randomised controlled trialDZA – Deutsche Zeitschrift für Akupunktur – key to acronyms This is the largest … Continue reading Segmental acupuncture for rUTI 2024
Stimulated by Psutka et al 2024.[1] BCG – Bacillus Calmette-GuérinTB – tuberculosisIF – impact factorNMIBC – non-muscle-invasive bladder cancerEA – electroacupunctureUTI – urinary tract infectionPROMs – patient-reported outcome measures – key to acronyms The title of this paper captured my attention because a colleague had undergone BCG instillation into the bladder to treat bladder cancer … Continue reading Acupuncture and BCG 2024
Stimulated by Yang et al 2024.[1] Lake Powell, Arizona on Wednesday 19th April 2023. EA – electroacupunctureCUR – chronic urinary retentionQoL – quality of lifeSNS – sacral nerve stimulationPOUR – post-operative urinary retentionPVR – post-voiding residual (urine volume)EA – electroacupuncturePOCUS – point of care ultrasound key to acronyms This is a relatively small retrospective cohort … Continue reading EA for CUR 2024
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