J Pain Res. 2025 Jun 11:18:2909-2922. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S515679. eCollection 2025. Wenting Li PMID: 40524896 PMCID: PMC12169039 DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S515679 Abstract Purpose: Chronic neck pain (CNP) is a common but challenging symptom in clinical practice. Acupuncture is widely used in alleviating the symptoms of CNP. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety […]
Front Neurol. 2025 Jun 25:16:1601554. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2025.1601554. eCollection 2025. Acupuncture for migraine: a literature review of neuroimaging studies Dan Tong # 1 2 3, Rui Yao # 1 3, Xinyue Zhang # 1 3, Siyuan Tao 1 3, Nuo Chen 1 3, Wanxia Wu 1 3, Sai Wu 1 3, Jun Zhou 1 3, Yulan […]
June 2025 Submitted By Simone Ormsby, BSc, BHSc, PhD; Sandro Graca, MSc, Lic TCM, FABORM WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW A recently published study reveals the mechanisms by which acupuncture alleviates knee osteoarthritis symptoms. Acupuncture was performed at Neixiyan (EX-LE 4), Dubi (ST 35), Xuehai (SP 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Hegu (LI 4), and Yanglingquan (GB 34) for 20 minutes daily over 28 days. Findings indicate that […]
Clin Rheumatol. 2025 Apr 3. doi: 10.1007/s10067-025-07410-2. Online ahead of print. Jaciara M Gomes-Silva 1, Carolina P Torres 1, Lucas R Teixeira 2, Maria da Conceição P Saraiva 1, Fabiola R Oliveira 3, Eduardo M Rocha 4, Maria Cristina Borsatto # 1, Ana Carolina F Motta # 5 PMID: 40178679 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-025-07410-2 Abstract Objective: This […]
J Oral Facial Pain Headache. 2025 Mar;39(1):34-48. doi: 10.22514/jofph.2025.003. Epub 2025 Mar 12. Dilara Onan PMID: 40129422 PMCID: PMC11934752 DOI: 10.22514/jofph.2025.003 Abstract Background: Although pharmacologic therapies are considered the first choice for the treatment of chronic tension-type headache (CTTH), physiotherapy and rehabilitation approaches are also used in the management of patients with CTTH. This study […]
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2025 May;38(3):593-604. doi: 10.1177/10538127241308216. Epub 2025 Feb 11. Cai Jiang PMID: 39973276 PMCID: PMC12231828 DOI: 10.1177/10538127241308216 Abstract Background Ankle osteoarthritis (AOA) is a prevalent condition that affects joint function, often leading to pain, inflammation, and impaired mobility, significantly impacting patients’ quality of life. Objective This study explores the effects of electroacupuncture […]
Int Immunopharmacol. 2025 Feb 20:148:114114. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2025.114114. Epub 2025 Jan 30. Min Wang PMID: 39889410 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2025.114114 Abstract Stress-induced premature senescence (SIPS) affects cellular functionality due to various stressors. In intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD), nucleus pulposus (NP) cell dysfunction is crucial. Electroacupuncture (EA) has been used to alleviate low back pain and delay IVDD, but […]
Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 Dec 11;11:1463821. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1463821 Efficacy and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of Meniere’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis Mingjie Tang Abstract Background Meniere’s disease (MD) is an idiopathic chronic inner ear disease that seriously impacts patients’ physical and mental health. Medications may be effective for a proportion of patients, […]
September 12, 2024 Long-Term Effects of Individualized Acupuncture for Chronic Neck Pain Annals of Internal Medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This randomized clinical trial involving 683 participants evaluated the effects of acupuncture on chronic neck pain. Participants received either high- or low-sensitive acupuncture or sham acupuncture. The primary outcome was a change in the pain score on […]
Cureus. 2024 Sep 8;16(9):e68959. doi: 10.7759/cureus.68959. eCollection 2024 Sep. Comparative Effectiveness of Acupuncture Versus Non-surgical Modalities for Treating Plantar Fasciitis: A Network Meta-Analysis Indrarajah Asokumaran 1, Bavithaa Sufina Verasamy 2, Mohd Idham B Hasan 1, Danny Kit Chung Wong 3, Siew Siew Ong 2, Shih Chau Ng 2 PMID: 39385864 PMCID: PMC11461670 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.68959 Abstract […]
— And patients can administer it themselves by John Gever, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today April 22, 2024 Acupressure performed by patients on their own was at least somewhat effective for relieving symptoms of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in a randomized trial from Hong Kong, researchers said. With 314 patients age 50 and up assigned either to […]
April 12, 2024 BMJ Open TAKE-HOME MESSAGE This matched cohort study evaluated the effects of acupuncture therapy on stroke risk among patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Participants who received acupuncture had significantly lower rates of ischaemic stroke (HR, 0.57) than those who did not. These results remained significant after controlling for risk factors, demographics, and medication […]
Clin Rehabil. 2024 Apr 26:2692155241249968. doi: 10.1177/02692155241249968. James Dunning PMID: 38676324 DOI: 10.1177/02692155241249968 Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of adding electrical dry needling and thrust manipulation into a multimodal program of exercise, mobilization, and ultrasound in patients with lateral elbow tendinopathy. Design: Randomized, single-blinded, multicenter, parallel-group trial. Setting: […]
J Headache Pain. 2024 Apr 29;25(1):67. doi: 10.1186/s10194-024-01776-5. Qing-Feng Tao PMID: 38679721 PMCID: PMC11057108 DOI: 10.1186/s10194-024-01776-5 Abstract Background: Acupuncture showed better improvement than sham acupuncture in reducing attack frequency of tension-type headache (TTH), but its effectiveness relative to first-line drugs for TTH is unknown, which impedes the recommendation of acupuncture for patients who are intolerant […]
— Large treatment effect observed for clinical and biological measures of combat-related PTSD by Shannon Firth, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today February 22, 2024 Acupuncture outperformed “sham” needling in clinical and biological measures of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans, a prospective randomized trial showed. In the intention-to-treat analysis, there was a large treatment effect […]