Evidence Based Acupuncture
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Evidence Based Acupuncture (EBA) is a non-profit organisation created to show the current state of knowledge about acupuncture, using the language of science.
The EBA newsletter is out now! 🥳 👉 Check your email 🤩 mailchi.mp/evidencebase... Packed with exciting news including: 📣✨ The new AI Biomechanisms of Acupuncture Points - COMING SOON to EBA Connect! Check out the EBA Forum for all the details and acupuncture community engagement and learning 👍
EBA is once again a proud sponsor of the @rccm.bsky.social conference - online, September 24th, 2026. ✍️ rccm.org.uk/news-and-eve... 📄 Deadline for abstract submission: May 31st ⌛️ The conference will focus on how to support clinical practice through evidence. Looking forward to it! 🤩✨
RCCM Conference 2026: Supporting clinical practice through evidence - Research Council for Complementary Medicine
The RCCM annual conference will be on Thursday 24th September 2026. It will be online, with delegates encouraged to meet up[...]
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👉 From Clinic to Evidence: Case Reports and Practice-Based Research (presented by our very own @sandrograca.bsky.social) ✍️ Webinar by @cochranecompmed.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/CAM-Webinar-1 Learn more about how Case Reports (and YOU!!) can contribute effectively to clinical research & practice 💪✨
🛏️ Can #acupuncture help treat #insomnia in people with #cancer? 📸 Get the current #healthevidence picture in this Cochrane #systematicreview: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
🤩 ...we love it when our EBA Connect friends message us with excitement about seeing EBA being mentioned at a conference 🤗 📸 Thank you for sending us the pic, Kath Berry 🙌 Dr Heidi Most presented at the 2026 ASA conference and highlighted EBA's resources for the acupuncture community 👍
🤔 Do you know what USD$79 a year can do? 👉 mailchi.mp/evidencebase... It helps funding projects like our newest resource ✨ Biomechanisms of Acupuncture Points ✨ now live on EBA Connect! 🤩 All our work is funded by a small, dedicated group of people who said "yes, I'm in!" Are you in?
NEW paper discussion on the EBA Forum 🥳 (thanks, Judy Schlaeger et al.) 🙏 Acupuncture for vulvodynia: long-lasting effect of penetrating acupuncture among responders www.evidencebasedacupuncture.org/forum 👉 EBA Connect peeps: login, read the full paper, and join the discussion with your colleagues!
Deep learning emerges as the largest keyword cluster, reshaping TCM data mining: doi.org/10.1016/j.eu... 💪✨ Paradigm shift from method-driven to application-focused TCM data mining (2010-2025). China leads output; UK tops citation impact, showing complementary roles.
📣 NEW Post on the EBA Forum: www.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.
✨ Our brand-new website is live! Discover evidence-based resources, expert insights, special interest groups, exclusive events & more. 📲 www.acupunctureresearch.org/ Become a member and connect with peers worldwide 🌍 Membership opens doors to exclusive resources and a global community - join us!
How will AI change your acupuncture practice? 🤔 🚨 NEW PAPER out now: doi.org/10.1177/2768... Society for Acupuncture Research 📍 From ultrasound-guided sensors for precise needle placement to analysing kinetic parameters of manipulation, AI is poised to augment - not replace - clinical skills.
Artificial Intelligence in Acupuncture: Recommendations from the Society for Acupuncture Research Special Interest Group Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health | Journal of Integrative and Complem...
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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 🎙️Joe Jennings 🔗 healthyseminars.com/resources
📣 NEW POST ✨ www.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.
Evidence Based Acupuncture Discussion Forum - NEW Post
Evidence Based Acupuncture Discussion Forum connects us all in a safe space for peer support where acupuncturists can share ideas, discover new acupuncture research, present and discuss case studies, ...
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Acupuncture's Multisystem Neuroimmunomodulation 📣 NEW POST on the EBA Forum ✨ Login to EBA Connect to read more: www.evidencebasedacupuncture.org/forum 🎤 Acupuncture consistently demonstrates therapeutic benefits across paradigms through multisystem modulation.
🛌 Can acupuncture help to prevent nausea and vomiting after surgery? 📸 Get the current #healthevidence picture in this Cochrane #systematicreview: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
🔗 www.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, which collectively enhance ovarian function.
📣 New paper OUT NOW! 🥳 #AI #artificialintelligence #acupuncture doi.org/10.1177/2768... 📄 Artificial Intelligence in Acupuncture: Recommendations from the Society for Acupuncture Research Special Interest Group Artificial Intelligence and Digital Health
🚨 NEW POST on the EBA Forum 📣 www.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.
Evidence Based Acupuncture Discussion Forum - NEW Post
Evidence Based Acupuncture Discussion Forum connects us all in a safe space for peer support where acupuncturists can share ideas, discover new acupuncture research, present and discuss case studies, ...
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This study evaluated 19 CPGs for #acupuncture in #pain management using the AGREE II assessment tool, revealing moderate overall methodological quality. Read this new publication: doi.org/10.1016/j.eu... 👉 Urges improved methods for stakeholder input & patient-centered design.
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www.evidencebasedacupuncture.org/forum "the dichotomous approach to health and medicine in the contexts of artificial intelligence (AI) and Chinese medicine (CM), highlighting the evolving potential, inherent limitations, and ethical & regulatory issues associated with the application of AI to CM"
🚨 NEW Post and discussion on the EBA Forum: www.evidencebasedacupuncture.org/forum 👉 This study (Nanjing University & Shaanxi University) introduces AcuGPT-Agent, a novel intelligent system powered by a domain-specific large language model (LLM) designed for acupuncture-based infertility treatment.
Article by Diabetes.co.uk Acupuncture shows promise in improving type 2 diabetes outcomes www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2025/ju... (link to full study included) 👍
Acupuncture shows promise in improving type 2 diabetes outcomes
Recent research suggests that acupuncture may offer measurable benefits for individuals living…
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New publication from our colleague Lisa Bero, "Why systematic reviewers should lead the charge for research integrity": www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...
Why systematic reviewers should lead the charge for research integrity | Cochrane
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Acupuncture and live birth rates after fresh embryo transfer - NEW POST on the EBA Forum: www.evidencebasedacupuncture.org/forum 👉 Live birth rate (LBR) was higher in the acupuncture group, which is consistent with previous RCTs. 🚨 The acupuncture dosage seems to be a crucial factor in LBR.
✨ NEW Post on the EBA Forum: www.evidencebasedacupuncture.org/forum 👉 EBA Connect This review highlights the frequent use of acupoints such as the auricular Shenmen (TF4), as well as body acupoints Yintang (EX-HN3)and Shenmen (HT7) in promoting emotional regulation and stress relief.
www.evidencebasedacupuncture.org/forum Study evaluated blinding, penetration, pain, and deqi using a validity verification study of a newly developed sham acupuncture for double-blind trials. 🤝 The newly developed sham acupuncture can be used as a control group in double-blind clinical trials.
Final call! The 2026 Congress Organizing Committee is now accepting submissions for Pre-Congress Workshops, to be presented at the International Congress on April 20, 2026, in Salt Lake City, UT, USA! Showcase your work as a Champion of Whole Health! ➡️ imconsortium.org/page/2026-in...
NEW 📣 EBA Forum ✨ 🔗 www.evidencebasedacupuncture.org/forum/ This study supports the integration of WS-TCM within IVF and its benefits for reducing acute pain, stress, and anxiety. WS-TCM may improve patient experiences and be a useful treatment for psychosocial concerns that often accompany IVF.
📣 @rccm.bsky.social Annual Conference 2025 “Connecting And Collaborating In TCIM Research” 🚨 Final call for abstract submissions ⌛️ Deadline: June 15th 🔗 www.rccm.org.uk/rccm-annual-conference-2025/ The RCCM welcomes abstract submissions of original and secondary research from the UK based on TCIM.
