@drmike001

Medical director of #BMAS (#acupuncture), ex-RAF Squadron Leader, unexpectedly grounded by wives & kids 😘, surviving with fine wine & laughter...

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bmas.blog/2026/10/20/auricul…

Auricular acupressure for rosacea 2026

Stimulated by Xu et al 2026.[1] Photo by Nina zeynep gu00fcler ud83eudd95 zz on Pexels.com IF – impact factorRCT – randomised controlled trialCEA – clinician’s erythema assessmentAA – auricular acu…

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EA for chronic neck pain 2026

Stimulated by Tu et al 2026.[1] Photo by Matthew Zheng on Pexels.com EA – electroacupunctureIF – impact factorRCT – randomised controlled trialWL – waiting listNPQ – Northwick Park neck pain questi…

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Acupuncture and cholecystectomy 2026

Stimulated by Chen et al 2026.[1] Photo by ROCKETMANN TEAM on Pexels.com IF – impact factorUS – United States of AmericaTriNetX – EHR from 67 HCOs in the US Collaborative NetworkEHR – electronic he…

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Acupuncture for CID 2026

Stimulated by Zhu et al 2026.[1] Photo by cottonbro studio on Pexels.com CID – chronic insomnia disorderIF – impact factorICSD-3 – international classification for sleep disorders 3ISI – insomnia s…

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Risk of mortality 2026

Stimulated by Jun et al 2026.[1] Image of Mireuksaji Stone Pagoda, Iksan. IF – impact factorPWD – patients with disabilityIHD – ischaemic heart diseaseCVD – cardiovascular diseaseNHIS – national he…

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Migraine 2026

Stimulated by Wang Z et al and Wang Y et al 2026.[1,2] Lifetime risk of developing migraine from GBD 2021.[1] GBD – global burden of diseaseIF – impact factorNVU – neurovascular unitSDI – sociodemo…

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Adverse events 2026

Stimulated by 10 reports from March to September 2026.[1–10] See if you can guess the case from which this image is taken. AE – adverse eventGPAC – Gram-positive anaerobic coccusIF – impact factorC…

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KM in LDH 2026

Stimulated by Hyun et al 2026.[1] Gadolinium rim enhancement of a sequestered disc on T1-weighted MRI… see PID regression 2021. KM – Korean medicine (referring to traditional Korean medicine,…

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EA and pain catastrophising 2026

Stimulated by Jyung et al 2026.[1] Visual abstract of PEACE trial from JAMA Oncology. EA – electroacupuncturePEACE – Personalised EA vs AA Comparative EffectivenessMSKCC – Memorial Sloan Kettering …

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Acupuncture for axial spondyloarthritis 2026

Stimulated by Kwan et al 2026.[1] AI generated image to illustrate axSpA. axSpA – axial spondyloarthritisIF – impact factorRCT – randomised controlled trialEULAR – European Alliance of Associations…

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EA during PCI 2026

Stimulated by Liang et al 2026.[1] Cardiac sarcomere featuring the troponins from Wikipedia. EA – electroacupuncturePCI – percutaneous coronary interventionRCT – randomised controlled trialIF – imp…

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EA in prolonged DOCs 2026

Stimulated by Lang et al 2026.[1] Figure illustrating the EA protocol used in Lang et al 2026. EA – electroacupunctureDOCs – disorders of consciousnesspDOC – prolonged disorder of consciousness (DO…

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Acupuncture in GBS 2026

Stimulated by Liu et al 2026.[1] Figure 1 from Freiha et al 2026.[2] GBS – Guillain-Barré syndromeIF – impact factorSR – systematic reviewAIDP – acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropa…

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Acupuncture in PD 2026

Stimulated by Lee et al 2026.[1] A dopamine molecule – carbon (yellow), oxygen (red), nitrogen (blue) and hydrogen (gold). PD – Parkinson’s diseaseIF – impact factorNHIS – national health insurance…

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Deep acupuncture in LDH 2026

Stimulated by Hao et al 2026.[1] LDH – lumbar disc herniationRCT – randomised controlled trialBUCM – Beijing University of Chinese MedicineVAS – visual analogue scaleSP – spinous process of the ver…

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EA for hand OA 2026

Inspired by Wang et al 2026.[1] EA – electroacupunctureOA – osteoarthritisRCT – randomised controlled trialMA – manual acupunctureDSG – diclofenac sodium gelMCPjs – metacarpophalangeal jointsVAS – …

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Acupuncture for T2DM 2026

Stimulated by Milia et al 2026.[1] Photo by Mo Hassanein on Pexels.com T2DM – type 2 diabetes mellitusEA – electroacupuncturePCOS – polycystic ovarian syndromePMOS – polyendocrine metabolic ovarian…

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