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
Inspired by Chen C et al 2023 and Chen H-T et al 2023.[1,2] Screen grab from the supplementary video file demonstrating the position of the Qiu point.[1] Acup* – Acupressure or AcupunctureARC – acute renal colicRCT – randomised controlled trialIV – intravenousNSAID – non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugBCE – before common era (secular version of BC)CE – … Continue reading Acup* for ARC 2023
Inspired by Liu et al 2023.[1] Figure 1 from Liu et al 2023.[1] INA – intranasal acupuncturePAR – persistent allergic rhinitisWM – western medicine (in this case – nasal steroid and antihistamine)VAS – visual analogue scaleRQLQ – rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire key to acroyms I first came across INA when a consultant ENT surgeon (a … Continue reading Intranasal acupuncture 2023
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