Evidence Based Acupuncture

“There’s never been a trial like this,” says UIC College of Nursing Prof Judith Schlaeger nursing.uic.edu/news-stories/s… “This trial was so rigorous, and it’s the first evidence that acupuncture produces a significantly longer-lasting reduction in vulvodynia pain compared to a placebo.”

Are you a healthcare provider interested in incorporating whole person and integrative approaches into your  care? Register for the new #CME course co-developed by our colleagues at the Institute for Natural Medicine and Georgetown University: naturemed.org/whole-person-h…

NEW paper discussion on the EBA Forum 🥳 (thanks, Judy et al.!!) 🙏 Acupuncture for vulvodynia: long-lasting effect of penetrating acupuncture among responders evidencebasedacupuncture.org/forum 👉 EBA Connect peeps: login, read the full paper, and join the discussion with your colleagues!

On this week’s cover of The Lancet, a new Editorial: “The rise of China's research: a global opportunity”. Read the Editorial and more in our latest issue ➡️ spkl.io/6016AoX4p

The Advocacy Strategy Framework offers essential insights into how changemakers can integrate advocacy into their #implementation work. Check it out 👉 evaluationinnovation.org/publication/th…

🔍 Did you know? Impact Factor isn't everything when choosing where to publish. 👉 Researchers actually prioritise: ✓ Journal reputation ✓ Peer-review quality ✓ Publication speed ✓ Topic fit ✓ Audience reach ✓ Open access ✓ Smart metrics 🤔 Which is most important to you?

📣 NEW Post on the EBA Forum: evidencebasedacupuncture.org/forum 👉 These findings highlight that electroacupuncture modulates nociceptive-initiated and nociplastic pain through a bottom-up sensory pathway, whereas sham treatment engages top-down control.

🔗 healthyseminars.com/resources In other words, the classical idea of “supporting Kidney Qi” aligns directly with measurable physiological changes tied to stress adaptation, metabolic balance, and immune resilience.

TODAY on @HealthySeminars 🔗 healthyseminars.com/resources Stimulation at BL23 has been shown to influence: • HPA axis regulation • SIRT1 expression and mitochondrial activity • Oxidative stress pathways • Neuroimmune modulation

This webinar will give you the chance to revisit a familiar point with a completely new understanding - blending the classical, the anatomical, and the physiological to elevate your clinical clarity: 👉 Shèn Shū (BL23) - The Back-Shu Point of the Kidney 🔗 healthyseminars.com/resources

EBA Forum evidencebasedacupuncture.org/forum 📍 Acupuncture may demonstrate potential in the treatment of diabetes-related obesity. High-frequency acupoints included Zhongwan (RN12), Tianshu (ST25), Zusanli (ST36). 
Outcome indicators focused on fasting blood glucose, BMI, Triglycerides.

Acupuncture's Multisystem Neuroimmunomodulation 📣 NEW POST on the EBA Forum ✨ Login to EBA Connect to read more: evidencebasedacupuncture.org/forum 🎤 Acupuncture consistently demonstrates therapeutic benefits across paradigms through multisystem modulation.

🔗 evidencebasedacupuncture.org/forum 🧠 Acupuncture regulates hypothalamic activity by influencing the release of reproduction-associated neuropeptides & may affect: - peripheral-to-central sensory nerve pathways - para- & sympathetic neural activity collectively enhancing ovarian function

...that feeling when your new paper shows up on your filters 🤤🤩 (online ahead of print) doi.org/10.1177/276836… Artificial Intelligence in Acupuncture: Recommendations from the Society for Acupuncture Research Special Interest Group Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health

New paper OUT NOW! #AI #artificialintelligence #acupuncture doi.org/10.1177/276836… Artificial Intelligence in Acupuncture: Recommendations from the Society for Acupuncture Research Special Interest Group Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health @SAR_acuresearch @JICM_Journal

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ST 40 ❤️ 🌱If you enjoyed my graphics, check out my illustrated guide to acupuncture points, AcuPoints Made Easy! acupro-academy.mykajabi.com/acupoints-made… #ST40 #Acupuncture #AcupuncturePoints #MentalHealthTCM

🚨 NEW POST on the EBA Forum 📣 evidencebasedacupuncture.org/forum RCT: Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults In this RCT that included 800 older adults with chronic low back pain (CLBP), #acupuncture improved pain-related disability with CLBP at 6 months and 12 months.

evidencebasedacupuncture.org/forum 👉 "dichotomous approach to health & medicine in the contexts of artificial intelligence (AI) and Chinese medicine (CM), highlighting the evolving potential, inherent limitations, and ethical & regulatory issues associated w/ the application of AI to CM"