Inspired by Huang et al 2021.[1] Photo by Jiroe on Unsplash. CHD โ coronary heart diseaseFM โ fibromyalgiaRA โ rheumatoid arthritisOA โ osteoarthritisPD โ Parkinsonโs diseaseNHIRD โ National Health Insurance Research Database (Taiwan)aHR โ adjusted hazard ratioMA โ manual acupunctureEA โ electroacupuncture key to acronyms This is the fourth large retrospective observational cohort from Taiwan … Continue reading CHD risk in depression
Stimulated by Pham et al 2021.[1] Photo by Alexandru G Stavricฤ on Unsplash.Woman in a field of poppies... the original source of opiates โ the natural subset of opioids. NSAIDs โ non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugsPT โ physical therapyTENS โ transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulationED โ emergency departmentkey to acronyms This is another large retrospective observational cohort trial, … Continue reading Does acupuncture reduce opioid use?
Stimulated by Chu et al 2021.[1] Photo by Steven HWG on Unsplash. LHID โ Longitudinal Health Insurance Database (Taiwan)NHIRD โ National Health Insurance Research Database (Taiwan)CCI โ Charlson Comorbidity IndexHR โ hazard ratiokey to acronyms We all know that dementia is fast becoming one of the biggest health and social care challenges of our era, … Continue reading Post-stroke dementia
Stimulated by Yang et al 2020.[1] Photo by Kindel Media on Pexels.com Acromioplasty โ removal of parts of the subacromial bursa and the anterior-inferior surface of the acromionNHIS โ National Health Insurance Service (Korea)CCI โ Charlson comorbidity indexkey to terms and acronyms I am really late to comment on this paper, and Iโm not sure … Continue reading Acromioplasty
Stimulated by Lin et al 2020.[1] Taipei City, Taiwan.Photo by TangChi Lee on Unsplash. LHID โ Longitudinal Health Insurance Database (Taiwan)NHIRD โ National Health Insurance Research Database (Taiwan)PD โParkinsonโs Disease (again!) key to acronyms This paper from Taiwan is another of the large retrospective observational cohort studies, which I listed in a previous blog: Reducing … Continue reading Acupuncture and cellulitis risk
Stimulated by Huang et al 2020.[1] Sunset over Taipei City, Taiwan.Photo by Thomas Tucker on Unsplash. PD โParkinsonโs DiseaseLHID โ Longitudinal Health Insurance Database (Taiwan)NHIRD โ National Health Insurance Research Database (Taiwan)NHI โ National Health Insurance (Taiwan) key to acronyms This is one of two papers from Taiwan I am highlighting on the blog this … Continue reading Acupuncture PD and depression
Inspired by Gang et al 2020.[1] Photo by Ketut Subiyanto on Pexels.com OA โ osteoarthritisNHIS โ National Health Insurance Service (Korea)CCI โ Charlson comorbidity indexHR โ hazard ratioTKR โ total knee replacementkey to acronyms This week we have another big retrospective observational study. This makes number 14 on my list of similar papers published over the … Continue reading Reducing TKR surgery
Inspired by Katz et al 2020,[1] and Ma et al 2020.[2] Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com - I guess the image was just shouting hazard ratio at me ๐ FM โ fibromyalgiaVAS โ visual analogue scalePPT โ pressure pain thresholdHR โ hazard ratio key to acronyms I have a couple of really interesting papers on … Continue reading FM and stroke risk
Inspired by Hong et al 2020,[1] Deuel et al 2020,[2] and Tsai et al 2020.[3] PD โ Parkinson's Disease Photo by Bess Hamiti on Pexels.com Before I launch into this blog, I want to clarify that the three subjects in the title are almost completely unrelated, apart from the fact that acupuncture figures in all … Continue reading Epigenetics PD and medical costs
Inspired by Ton et al 2020.[1] Photo by Hernan Pauccara on Pexels.com CHD โ Coronary Heart DiseaseOA โ Osteoarthritis This week another large retrospective cohort study from Taiwan. In this paper the target group was patients with osteoarthritis (OA) identified from the LHID 2000 โ the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000. The LHID 2000 is … Continue reading CHD risk in OA 2000-12
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