Stimulated by Ng et al 2024.[1] Photo by Coleen Rivas on Unsplash. This image is taken in the Super Tree Grove, which is one of the Gardens by the Bay, built on reclaimed land in Singapore Marina Bay. BFT – biofeedback therapyFI – faecal incontinencePFE – pelvic floor exercisesUCL – University College LondonIF – impact … Continue reading Acupuncture vs BFT in FI
Stimulated by Eucker et al 2024.[1] Photo by Charles Givens on Unsplash. ED – emergency departmentNC – North CarolinaIF – impact factorRCT – randomised controlled trialMSK – musculoskeletalBFA – battlefield acupunctureASP – Aiguille d’acupuncture Semi-PermanenteNRS – numerical rating scaleMCID – minimal clinically important differenceLBP – low back painEA – electroacupuncture – key to acronyms This … Continue reading Acupuncture in the ED 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 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 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
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
Stimulated by Ben-Arie et al 2023.[1] What better place to talk of mortality, but unfortunately, I mistook E Ben-Arye for E Ben-Arie on the programme. ICU – intensive care unitSR – systematic reviewAEs – adverse eventsGRADE – grading of recommendations, assessment, development, and evaluation key to acronyms I was thinking of highlighting this SR on … Continue reading Acupuncture in the ICU
Stimulated by Erdoğan and Yardimci 2023.[1] Photo from Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition on Unsplash. IUD – intrauterine deviceRCT – randomised controlled trialVAS – visual analogue scaleAE – adverse eventSR – systematic reviewIVF – invitro fertilisationEiC – editor in chief key to acronyms This is a small RCT from Turkey published in Archives of Gynaecology and … Continue reading LI4 for IUD insertion
Stimulated by a trip to Jaseng, Seoul, for their 4th annual academic conference, and a paper from the founder of Jaseng, published in Pain 10 years ago, Shin et al 2013.[1] MSAT – motion style acupuncture treatmentMSK – musculoskeletalcLBP – chronic low back painUS – ultrasoundTP – transverse processCAT – conventional acupuncture treatmentRCT – randomised … Continue reading MSAT for MSK pain
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