{"title":"Rosalind Franklin Society Proudly Announces the 2022 Award Recipient for Medical Acupuncture","authors":"Stephanie I Cheng","doi":"10.1089/acu.2023.29238.rfs2022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2023.29238.rfs2022","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45511,"journal":{"name":"Medical Acupuncture","volume":"118 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88098023","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medical AcupuncturePub Date : 2023-08-01Epub Date: 2023-08-14DOI: 10.1089/acu.2023.0034
Arthur Yin Fan, Sarah Faggert Alemi
{"title":"Dr. Lian Zhu: A Founder of Contemporary Acupuncture Medicine.","authors":"Arthur Yin Fan, Sarah Faggert Alemi","doi":"10.1089/acu.2023.0034","DOIUrl":"10.1089/acu.2023.0034","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As an inseparable part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), acupuncture has been used in more than 196 countries or regions and has played an increasingly important role in health care. This article introduces Dr. Lian Zhu, MD, who made great contributions to acupuncture development. Dr. Zhu was a medical doctor, a military physician in her early life, and a high-ranking officer in the health care system of the Chinese government. She became famous as an acupuncturist after learning acupuncture in 1945. She was highly influenced by Zhijun Lu, MD, who learned acupuncture from Zuotian Ren, a TCM doctor in Yan'an, who had cured Chairman Mao Zedong's intractable shoulder pain. Dr. Zhu was one of the 2 earliest acupuncture trainers in the Chinese military health system, helping the Chinese communist military overcome resource shortages during the Chinese Civil War. She was one of China's most-influential acupuncture educators, having taught many acupuncture classes that trained many acupuncturists from 1945 to 1955. She was also an officer and policy maker in the Health Department of the central government, where she established such policy initiatives as training content for TCM doctors' reeducation schools. Dr. Zhu was ones of the earliest acupuncture researchers and administrators with a government-endorsed background. She created the first public acupuncture university in history in 1976 as well as 2 key acupuncture institutes in China and was director of both. She played a crucial role in promoting acupuncture research through TCM and biomedical methods, and was the first scholar in China to publish a thorough book on medical acupuncture using Western-biomedical language, which was highly praised by Chairman Mao. Dr. Zhu's acupuncture theory objectively promoted acceptance of medical acupuncture by the general public, medical doctors, government officials, and international medical societies.</p>","PeriodicalId":45511,"journal":{"name":"Medical Acupuncture","volume":"35 4","pages":"195-201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10440647/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10114894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medical AcupuncturePub Date : 2023-08-01Epub Date: 2023-08-14DOI: 10.1089/acu.2023.29235.editorial
Richard C Niemtzow
{"title":"Acupuncture Without Borders.","authors":"Richard C Niemtzow","doi":"10.1089/acu.2023.29235.editorial","DOIUrl":"10.1089/acu.2023.29235.editorial","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45511,"journal":{"name":"Medical Acupuncture","volume":"35 4","pages":"152-153"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10442674/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10421238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medical AcupuncturePub Date : 2023-06-01Epub Date: 2023-06-15DOI: 10.1089/acu.2022.0044
Mark D Sodders, Emma L Gause, Sara Bayer, Carol Metcalf, Kathleen Lumiere, Monica S Vavilala, Debra B Gordon
{"title":"Electroacupuncture for Pain Outcomes in a Trauma Center's Acute Pain Service: A Retrospective Observational Study.","authors":"Mark D Sodders, Emma L Gause, Sara Bayer, Carol Metcalf, Kathleen Lumiere, Monica S Vavilala, Debra B Gordon","doi":"10.1089/acu.2022.0044","DOIUrl":"10.1089/acu.2022.0044","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Evidence for acupuncture to treat pain is growing. Electrostimulation of acupuncture needles (electroacupuncture) is common for pain and is thought to augment the therapeutic effect.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To examine the association of pain outcomes after a single acupuncture session with electrostimulation included (EA) compared with no electrostimulation included (NEA).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective observational study was conducted using electronic health records of acupuncture sessions for adults with acute pain under the care of an acute pain service. Paired <i>t</i>-test and linear regression were used to report pain intensity changes after a single acupuncture session and by including EA. Ordered logistic regression was used to report categorical pain relief. Logistic regression was used to explore the odds of adding EA and the patient's age, gender, and pretreatment pain.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From July 24, 2017, through November 9, 2020, 465 acupuncture sessions recorded EA (<i>n</i> = 194), or NEA (<i>n</i> = 271). Acupuncture, independent of EA status, reduced pain intensity by a mean 2.5 points. EA was associated with a mean 0.38-point reduction in pain intensity more than NEA (confidence interval [95% CI]: -0.75 to -0.01). Among sessions reporting categorical pain relief (<i>n</i> = 415), higher relief was more likely with EA (odds ratio = 2.16, 95% CI: 1.52-3.08). There was no association between EA and the patient's age, gender, and pretreatment pain intensity.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>After a single acupuncture session, both EA and NEA reduced pain intensity. Higher categorical pain relief was reported with EA, though the clinical meaning is uncertain. Future research should focus on well-defined populations for electroacupuncture and factors for including electrostimulation.</p>","PeriodicalId":45511,"journal":{"name":"Medical Acupuncture","volume":"35 3","pages":"135-143"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10282799/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9710856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medical AcupuncturePub Date : 2023-06-01Epub Date: 2023-06-15DOI: 10.1089/acu.2023.29230.editorial
Richard C Niemtzow
{"title":"Artificial Intelligence Replacing the Contents of <i>Medical Acupuncture</i>? The Future of the Journal?","authors":"Richard C Niemtzow","doi":"10.1089/acu.2023.29230.editorial","DOIUrl":"10.1089/acu.2023.29230.editorial","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45511,"journal":{"name":"Medical Acupuncture","volume":"35 3","pages":"101-102"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10282805/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10059546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medical AcupuncturePub Date : 2023-06-01Epub Date: 2023-06-15DOI: 10.1089/acu.2022.0060
Yiu Ming Wong
{"title":"<i>Letter to the Editor:</i> Limits in Preclinical Acupuncture Research.","authors":"Yiu Ming Wong","doi":"10.1089/acu.2022.0060","DOIUrl":"10.1089/acu.2022.0060","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45511,"journal":{"name":"Medical Acupuncture","volume":"35 3","pages":"148-149"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10285680/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10092437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medical AcupuncturePub Date : 2023-06-01Epub Date: 2023-06-15DOI: 10.1089/acu.2023.29233.cpl
{"title":"How Do You Treat <i>Dupuytren's Contracture</i> in Your Practice?","authors":"","doi":"10.1089/acu.2023.29233.cpl","DOIUrl":"10.1089/acu.2023.29233.cpl","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45511,"journal":{"name":"Medical Acupuncture","volume":"35 3","pages":"144-145"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10282804/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9710862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medical AcupuncturePub Date : 2023-06-01Epub Date: 2023-06-15DOI: 10.1089/acu.2023.0014
Yiwei Wang, Zhenni Jin, Luning Sun, Haiyang Fu, Xiang Zhang, Ming Li, Jing Fan
{"title":"Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System -29 Domains Interaction in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain During Acupuncture: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Yiwei Wang, Zhenni Jin, Luning Sun, Haiyang Fu, Xiang Zhang, Ming Li, Jing Fan","doi":"10.1089/acu.2023.0014","DOIUrl":"10.1089/acu.2023.0014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This pilot study explored interactions of domains of physical, psychologic, and social factors in the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System® (PROMIS®)-29 system and their dynamic changes during acupuncture treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>PROMIS-29 profile, version 2.1 was applied among participants with chronic musculoskeletal pain, who received acupuncture treatment for 5 weeks. Data from function-oriented and symptom-oriented domains as well as changes in pain intensity were evaluated at weeks 0, 3, and 5, in 9 patients who completed full sessions. Scores of the domains were analyzed by hierarchical cluster analysis at each timepoint to identify the patterns of interactions of PROMIS domains.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Hierarchical cluster analysis revealed the existence of 2 main clusters: one consisting of pain, fatigue, and emotional domains; the other comprising physical function and social domains. The general pattern was stable but interactions were found throughout the treatment. The score for sleep disturbance did not improve but was correlated with different domains at varying stages of treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Interaction between 2 clusters of pain with fatigue and emotional domains; and physical function with social domains showed that acupuncture produces holistic reductions in chronic musculoskeletal pain. However, the limitation of sample size and bias in this pilot study requires future research on the need to adopt an interdisciplinary and holistic approach to the recovery of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain, who have dynamic needs.</p>","PeriodicalId":45511,"journal":{"name":"Medical Acupuncture","volume":"35 3","pages":"117-126"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10282801/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9710866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Medical AcupuncturePub Date : 2023-06-01Epub Date: 2023-06-15DOI: 10.1089/acu.2023.29232.editorial
Gerhard Litscher
{"title":"Which Way Does a Generation of Acupuncture Researchers Influenced by Computers and Robots Go?","authors":"Gerhard Litscher","doi":"10.1089/acu.2023.29232.editorial","DOIUrl":"10.1089/acu.2023.29232.editorial","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45511,"journal":{"name":"Medical Acupuncture","volume":"35 3","pages":"105-106"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10282806/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9710863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}