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28/07/2026

EA in prolonged DOCs 2026

Stimulated by Lang et al 2026.[1] Figure illustrating the EA protocol used in Lang et al 2026. EA – electroacupunctureDOCs – disorders of consciousnesspDOC – prolonged disorder of consciousness (DOC for over 28 days)IF – impact factorAPC – author processing chargeEEG – electroencephalogramMMN – mismatch negativityCRS-R – coma recovery scale - revisedGCS – Glasgow coma scale…...

Stimulated by Lang et al 2026.[1] Figure illustrating the EA protocol used in Lang et al 2026. EA – electroacupunctureDOCs – disorders of consciousnesspDOC – prolonged disorder of consciousness (DO…

23/07/2026

in Medicine issue 3 of v44 is out https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/aima/44/4

21/07/2026

Acupuncture in GBS 2026

Stimulated by Liu et al 2026.[1] Figure 1 from Freiha et al 2026.[2] GBS – Guillain-Barré syndromeIF – impact factorSR – systematic reviewAIDP – acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathyAMAN – acute motor axonal neuropathyAMSAN – acute motor sensory axonal neuropathyIVIg – intravenous immunoglobulinHFGS – Hughes functional grading scaleMRC-SS – Medical Research Council sum score for global limb muscle strength…...

Stimulated by Liu et al 2026.[1] Figure 1 from Freiha et al 2026.[2] GBS – Guillain-Barré syndromeIF – impact factorSR – systematic reviewAIDP – acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropa…

14/07/2026

Acupuncture in PD 2026

Stimulated by Lee et al 2026.[1] A dopamine molecule – carbon (yellow), oxygen (red), nitrogen (blue) and hydrogen (gold). PD – Parkinson’s diseaseIF – impact factorNHIS – national health insurance service (Korea)IPD – idiopathic Parkinson’s diseaseKM – Korean medicineWM – Western medicinePSM – propensity score matchingaHR – adjusted hazard ratioOR – odds ratio…...

Stimulated by Lee et al 2026.[1] A dopamine molecule – carbon (yellow), oxygen (red), nitrogen (blue) and hydrogen (gold). PD – Parkinson’s diseaseIF – impact factorNHIS – national health insurance…

07/07/2026

Deep acupuncture in LDH 2026

Stimulated by Hao et al 2026.[1] LDH – lumbar disc herniationRCT – randomised controlled trialBUCM – Beijing University of Chinese MedicineVAS – visual analogue scaleSP – spinous process of the vertebra (the lower border in this case)DN – deep needling group (needles placed at 1 cun lateral to the SP and 60 to 70mm deep)...

Stimulated by Hao et al 2026.[1] LDH – lumbar disc herniationRCT – randomised controlled trialBUCM – Beijing University of Chinese MedicineVAS – visual analogue scaleSP – spinous process of the ver…

02/07/2026

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01/07/2026

EA for hand OA 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…...

Inspired by Wang et al 2026.[1] EA – electroacupunctureOA – osteoarthritisRCT – randomised controlled trialMA – manual acupunctureDSG – diclofenac sodium gelMCPjs – metacarpophalangeal jointsVAS – …

24/06/2026

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23/06/2026

Acupuncture for T2DM 2026

Stimulated by Milia et al 2026.[1] Photo by Mo Hassanein on Pexels.com T2DM – type 2 diabetes mellitusEA – electroacupuncturePCOS – polycystic ovarian syndromePMOS – polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndromeIF – impact factorRCT – randomised controlled trialMA – manual acupuncture – key to acronyms I first heard about the possibility of EA influencing insulin sensitivity in the late 00s from Lisa S-V (Elisabet Stener-Victorin).[2] She was well into her research career focussing on PCOS (now renamed as PMOS, which is quite relevant here), and had started to look at the metabolic effects of EA....

http://bmas.blog/2026/06/23/acupuncture-for-t2dm-2026/

Stimulated by Milia et al 2026.[1] Photo by Mo Hassanein on Pexels.com T2DM – type 2 diabetes mellitusEA – electroacupuncturePCOS – polycystic ovarian syndromePMOS – polyendocrine metabolic ovarian…

16/06/2026

Acupuncture for acute MwoA 2026

Stimulated by Deng et al 2026.[1] Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com MwoA – migraine without auraVAS – visual analogue scaleRCT – randomised controlled trialIF – impact factorICHD-3 – International Classification for Headache Disorders 3rd editionMA – manual acupuncturePSD – Park sham deviceCIs – 95% confidence intervalsSR – systematic reviewGRADE – Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (a method of grading the quality or ‘certainty’ and strength or ‘effect size’ of evidence in healthcare)...

http://bmas.blog/2026/06/16/acupuncture-for-acute-mwoa-2026/

Stimulated by Deng et al 2026.[1] Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com MwoA – migraine without auraVAS – visual analogue scaleRCT – randomised controlled trialIF – impact factorICHD-3 – Interna…