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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 08/09/2026

🤓 Have you tried the Acupuncture Biomechanisms AI tool on EBA Connect? ✨ 🔗 www.evidencebasedacupuncture.org/forum (log in with your EBA Connect details and check the EBA Forum for the link) 👍

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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 27/05/2026

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 👍

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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 08/05/2026

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! 🤩✨

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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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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 04/05/2026

👉 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 💪✨

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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🛏️ Can #acupuncture help treat #insomnia in people with #cancer? 📸 Get the current #healthevidence picture in this Cochrane #systematicreview: www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....

Blogshot showing research evidence answering the question: Can acupuncture help treat insomnia in people with cancer?

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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 30/04/2026

🤩 ...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 👍

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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 07/04/2026

🤔 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?

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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 19/01/2026

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!

Responders showed a consistently higher rate of return to baseline pain during the 12-week post-treatment follow-up in the placebo group compared to the acupuncture group.

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European Journal of Integrative Medicine @eujimonline.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

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.

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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 12/01/2026

📣 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.

Brain sensory network activity underlies reduced nociceptive initiated and nociplastic pain via acupuncture in fibromyalgia

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Society for Acupuncture Research @saracuresearch.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

✨ 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!

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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

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.

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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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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 08/12/2025

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

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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 21/11/2025

📣 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.

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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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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 12/11/2025

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.

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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

🛌 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....

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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 08/11/2025

🔗 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.

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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

The @ebacupuncture.bsky.social Breakfast Journal Club at #TAO2025 in Graz, Austria 🇦🇹

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Sandro Graca @sandrograca.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

📣 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

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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 13/09/2025

🚨 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.

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Evidence Based Acupuncture Discussion Forum - NEW Post

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European Journal of Integrative Medicine @eujimonline.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

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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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 16/08/2025

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"

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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 28/07/2025

🚨 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.

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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

New publication from our colleague Lisa Bero, "Why systematic reviewers should lead the charge for research integrity": www.cochrane.org/about-us/new...

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Why systematic reviewers should lead the charge for research integrity | Cochrane

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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 12/07/2025

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.

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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 11/07/2025

✨ 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.

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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 08/07/2025

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.

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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

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...

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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 25/06/2025

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.

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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 10/06/2025

📣 @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.

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European Journal of Integrative Medicine @eujimonline.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Winner of the Early Researcher Award for Integrative Medicine 2024: Siyao Gong and co-authors 🤩 “The dose-effect relationship of acupuncture in the treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders: A meta-regression of randomized controlled trials” Read here 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.eu...

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Cochrane Complementary Medicine @cochranecompmed.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

📣 Our quarterly newsletter is now available! Get updates on: 📽️ A new 'Evidence for Everyone' video 🇧🇷 Upcoming events in the integrative health community ...plus a selection of our latest 👓 blogshots & more! mailchi.mp/26351b3905f8...

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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 05/05/2025

Effects of Acupuncture and Moxibustion on Heart Rate Variability in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients: Regulating the Autonomic Nervous System in a Clinical Randomized Controlled Trial 📣 NEW post - read the the full paper & join the discussion on the EBA Forum www.evidencebasedacupuncture.org/forum

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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 17/03/2025

healthyseminars.com/resources Zhi gou is a potent point for Herpes, surgical and traumatic injury pain relief, GI issues. Wai guan is a strong point for benefitting post-stroke hemiplegia and cerebral palsy, it protects neurones, speeds up recovery from surgery as well as boosting the immune system

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European Journal of Integrative Medicine @eujimonline.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

🎥 Recording & handouts available now: researcheracademy.elsevier.com/workshop/e69... Whether you are a seasoned researcher or just starting out, this workshop will provide you with valuable insights and practical tips to elevate your writing and increase your chances of publication success.

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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 27/02/2025

💪 You will contribute to preparing healthcare systems for the integration of acupuncture into a future medicine with AI. 🔗 forms.gle/oVeXeygJsAVJ... ✍️ This survey explores current practices in documenting patient information and treatment among acupuncture practitioners & healthcare professionals.

Survey on Core Documentation Practices for Acupuncture Treatments in Clinical Settings - the SAR Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Digital Health Special Interest Group (SIG) invites you to help shape the future of acupuncture in AI-driven healthcare by contributing to this essential survey on documentation standards.

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Evidence Based Acupuncture @evidencebasedacupuncture.org · 13/01/2025

Lie Que: One Point, Many Benefits – Exploring Heart and Lung Health, Surgery, Pain, Pregnancy, and Mental Wellness 🔗 FREE LIVE Webinar: healthyseminars.com/resources 🗓️ Wednesday, January 15th 2025 (please check your timezone) #acupuncture #research

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