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25/11/2025

Pneumonia risk in stroke patients on PPIs

Stimulated by Wang et al 2025.[1] Photo by Robina on Unsplash. PPIs – proton pump inhibitorsIF – impact factorCDI – Clostridium difficile infectionSIBO – small intestinal bacterial overgrowthPD – Parkinson’s diseaseGERD – gastroesophageal reflex diseaseOR – odds ratio – key to acronyms I have come to quite like the large retrospective cohort studies that have been published in the last decade or so....

Stimulated by Wang et al 2025.[1] Photo by Robina on Unsplash. PPIs – proton pump inhibitorsIF – impact factorCDI – Clostridium difficile infectionSIBO – small intestinal bacterial overgrowthPD – P…

20/11/2025

Acupuncture as a treatment for joint pain. Whether it's a scrolling injury or a sporting injury acupuncture may help with pain relief and healing.

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18/11/2025

Needling necks and SCI 2025

Stimulated by Kim et al 2025.[1] SCI – spinal cord injury – key to acronym This paper was published in late August this year in the Korean Journal of Neurotrauma, but it has only just come up on my PubMed searches in the last week or so. It is not really extensive enough to devote to an entire blog and webinar, hence 2 blogs this week....

Stimulated by Kim et al 2025.[1] SCI – spinal cord injury – key to acronym This paper was published in late August this year in the Korean Journal of Neurotrauma, but it has only just come up on my…

18/11/2025

Acupuncture for PSD 3 2025

Stimulated by Li et al 2025.[1] Part of one figure from Yao et al 2023.[2] PSD – post-stroke dysphagiaIF – impact factorWST – water swallowing test (30mls of warm water) – key to acronyms This is the third paper on PSD I have highlighted this year. It is a cohort study from China, which is essentially an outcomes audit with some fancy regression analyses to probe potential variables of interest in terms of improved outcomes in PSD....

Stimulated by Li et al 2025.[1] Part of one figure from Yao et al 2023.[2] PSD – post-stroke dysphagiaIF – impact factorWST – water swallowing test (30mls of warm water) – key to acronyms This is t…

13/11/2025

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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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