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Evidence Based Acupuncture

@evidencebasedacupuncture.org
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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.

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