British Medical Acupuncture Society

11/11/2025

Stimulated by Dunning et al 2025.[1] Figure 1 from the paper... or you wouldn't have believed me. EDN – electrical dry needlingOAK – OA kneeOA – osteoarthritisIF – impact factorPEDN – periosteal electrical dry needlingPIEDN – periosteal and intra-articular electrical dry needlingEA – electroacupunctureWMA – Western medical acupunctureTENS – transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation…...

Stimulated by Dunning et al 2025.[1] Figure 1 from the paper… or you wouldn’t have believed me. EDN – electrical dry needlingOAK – OA kneeOA – osteoarthritisIF – impact factorPEDN – per…

04/11/2025

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04/11/2025

Stimulated by Rees et al 2025.[1] IF – impact factorHIS – international headache societydoi – digital object identifierTCC – trigeminocervical complex – key to acronyms This narrative review in Cephalalgia (IF 4.6) caught my eye because the title describes a clinical conundrum I have wrestled with for most of my career. That is whether or not the neck pain that occurs immediately before a migraine attack is a trigger for the migraine headache or simply an associated epiphenomenon....

Stimulated by Rees et al 2025.[1] IF – impact factorHIS – international headache societydoi – digital object identifierTCC – trigeminocervical complex – key to acronyms This narrative review in Cep…

29/10/2025

29/10/2025

Stimulated by Jun et al 2025.[1] Image of Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda, Iksan. IHD – ischaemic heart diseaseCVD – cardiovascular diseaseKIOM – Korean Institute of Oriental Medicinedoi – digital object identifierrTPA – recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (aka Alteplase)DALY – disability-adjusted life yearCHA₂DS₂-VASc score – a scoring system that predicts the risk of CV eventsVIM – variability independent of mean…...

Stimulated by Jun et al 2025.[1] Image of Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda, Iksan. IHD – ischaemic heart diseaseCVD – cardiovascular diseaseKIOM – Korean Institute of Oriental Medicinedoi – digital object i…

22/10/2025

Stimulated by Gao et al 2026.[1] Protocol used in Liu et al 2012.[2] EA – electroacupunctureMA – manual acupunctureUSCC – ultra severe chronic constipationSCC – severe chronic constipationCACMS – China Academy of Chinese Medical SciencesIF – impact factorCSBM – complete spontaneous bowel movementMCID – minimal clinically important differenceOIC – opioid-induced constipation – key to acronyms…...

Stimulated by Gao et al 2026.[1] Protocol used in Liu et al 2012.[2] EA – electroacupunctureMA – manual acupunctureUSCC – ultra severe chronic constipationSCC – severe chronic constipationCACMS – C…

21/10/2025

The British Medical Acupuncture Society has produced this handbook of protocols for the treatment of chronic pain.

Standard and advanced protocols to suit new or experienced medical acupuncture practitioners. Foundation level training in acupuncture essential.

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14/10/2025

Stimulated by Wang et al 2025.[1] AI generated image. EA – electroacupunctureMA – manual acupunctureJIM – the Journal of Integrative MedicineIF – impact factorJICM – the Journal of Integrative and Complementary MedicineJACM – the Journal of Alternative and Complementary MedicineHF – hot flashes or flushesPCOS – polycystic ovarian syndromePOI – primary ovarian insufficiency…...

Stimulated by Wang et al 2025.[1] AI generated image. EA – electroacupunctureMA – manual acupunctureJIM – the Journal of Integrative MedicineIF – impact factorJICM – the Journal of Integrative and …

06/10/2025

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 the research group comes from Nanjing rather than Oregan (see…...

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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 …

30/09/2025

Stimulated by Liu et al 2025.[1] TCM – traditional Chinese medicine (acupuncture and CHM)CHM – Chinese herbal medicineMwoA – migraine without auraRCT – randomised controlled trialMMD – monthly migraine days (from a 4-week headache diary)EA – electroacupunctureRR50 – responder rate 50 (a 50% or more reduction in MMD)NMA – network meta-analysis – key to acronyms…...

Stimulated by Liu et al 2025.[1] TCM – traditional Chinese medicine (acupuncture and CHM)CHM – Chinese herbal medicineMwoA – migraine without auraRCT – randomised controlled trialMMD – monthly migr…