Acupuncture for the treatment of temporomandibular disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis 针灸治疗颞下颌关节紊乱病:系统回顾和荟萃分析
October 2025
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are the leading cause of chronic orofacial pain, which significantly affects patients’ quality of life. However, the efficacy of acupuncture in the management of TMD...
Acupuncture treatment for Bartholin’s abscesst: A case report and literature review 针刺治疗前庭大腺脓肿验案一则并文献复习
October 2025
A 30-year-old female patient with Bartholin’s abscess was treated by acupuncture. Before visit, she had taken wuwei xiaodu yin for 4 consecutive days, but the symptoms were not alleviated markedly and...
Microneedle for weight loss: Most commonly used administration site and Chinese medicinal materials constituent 聚合物微针减重:最常使用的给药部位与中药材成分
October 2025
Microneedles (MNs), as a key component of third-generation transdermal drug delivery systems, show strong potential for obesity treatment. This study aimed to integrate traditional Chinese medicine...
Neural anatomical connections between "Shenshu(BL 23)" "Guanyuan(CV 4)" and the ovary in rats 大鼠“肾俞”“关元”与卵巢之间的神经解剖学联系
October 2025
To investigate the distribution characteristics of sensory, sympathetic, and motor neurons associated with the "Shenshu (BL 23)" and "Guanyuan (CV 4)" acupoints and the ovary, and to elucidate the neural...
Evidence map of systematic reviews on acupuncture and moxibustion for prevention and management of cancer-related conditions 针灸防治癌症相关症状系统评价的证据图谱
October 2025
In this study, we evaluated the methodological quality of systematic reviews on acupuncture and moxibustion for the prevention and management of cancer-related conditions, aiming to provide evidence-based...
Global acupuncture randomized controlled trials: Evaluating status, guideline impact, and future research trends 全球针灸随机对照试验:现状评估,指南影响与未来研究趋势
October 2025
This study aims to evaluate the current state of acupuncture randomized controlled trials (RCTs), their impact on guidelines, and future development trends, providing a reference for future research...
Efficacy of warm needling in patients with persistent allergic rhinitis: A multicenter randomized controlled trial 温针灸治疗持续性变应性鼻炎疗效评价:随机对照研究
October 2025
Although there is evidence to support the therapeutic effect of acupuncture on allergic rhinitis (AR), it is not clear whether acupuncture can achieve an efficacy comparable to that of pharmacological...
Electroacupuncture attenuates retinal ischemia/reperfusion injury by protecting the outer blood-retina barrier via enkephalins activate delta opioid receptor 电针通过脑啡肽激活δ-阿片受体保护血-视网膜外屏障以减轻视网膜缺血再灌注损伤
July 2025
Retinal ischemia-reperfusion (RIR) injury results in irreversible visual impairments. The disruption of the outer blood-retinal barrier (OBRB) is a major ocular pathogenic process that RIR injury affects....
Non-pharmacological interventions for temporomandibular disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis 非药物疗法干预颞下颌关节紊乱:一项系统评价和荟萃分析
July 2025
A temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) is a musculoskeletal and neuromuscular condition that affects the temporomandibular joint, masticatory muscles, and associated tissues. Non-pharmacological interventions...
Electroacupuncture for postoperative recovery of gastrointestinal function in patients with gastrointestinal cancers: A systematic review and meta-analysis 电针促进胃肠道癌症患者术后胃肠功能恢复：一项系统评价和meta分析
July 2025
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture (EA) for postoperative recovery in patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancers....
Acupuncture-moxibustion for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: A systematic review and network meta-analysis 针灸干预化疗致周围神经病变:一项系统评价和网状meta分析
July 2025
Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common neurotoxic reaction for patients undergoing anticancer regimens. More and more studies show that acupuncture-moxibustion plays a positive...
The analgesic effect and ATP release at acupuncture points in response to acupuncture with different parameters on arthritis rats 不同参数针刺对关节炎大鼠的镇痛作用及ATP释放的研究
July 2025
Previous studies indicated a close correlation between manual acupuncture (MA) analgesia and the mobilization of extracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) at the acupoints. This study attempted to...
Research progress on the mechanism of neural electrical information transmission in acupuncture intervention of depression 针刺干预抑郁障碍的神经电信息传递机制研究进展
July 2025
Acupuncture has been proven effective in treating depressive disorders, and its neuroelectrophysiological mechanisms have drawn increasing scientific attention. This paper reviews recent neuroelectrophysiological...
Optimization and principles of acupoint selection and coordination in the treatment of adult abdominal obesity using acupuncture and moxibustion over the past decade: A data mining 基于数据挖掘技术探析近十年针灸治疗成人中心性肥胖的腧穴优选与配伍规律
July 2025
To explore the optimization and principles of acupoint selection and coordination in the treatment of adult abdominal obesity using acupuncture and moxibustion over the past decade using data minin...
Effects of electroacupuncture on central insulin signal transduction-related proteins in insulin resistance model rats via the mTORC1/S6K1 pathway 基于mTORC1/S6K1途径探讨电针对胰岛素抵抗模型大鼠中枢胰岛素信号转导相关蛋白的影响
July 2025
To investigate the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on the expression and phosphorylation of insulin signal transduction-related proteins in the hypothalamus of insulin resistance (IR) rats....
Nosocomial infections after acupuncture and related therapies: A systematic review of case reports and case series 针灸相关疗法后医院感染：病例报告和病例系列的系统回顾
July 2025
Acupuncture and its related therapies, as an important part of traditional Chinese medicine, have been widely accepted by the public and healthcare professionals all over the world. According to previous...
Rules of acupoint and parameter selection for electrostimulation in treatment of functional dyspepsia based on bibliometrics 基于文献计量的穴位电刺激治疗功能性消化不良取穴规律和参数选择分析
July 2025
To analyze the electrostimulation parameters and acupoint prescriptions for treatment of functional dyspepsia (FD) based on bibliometric methods....
Shugan Tiaoshen needling method for postherpetic neuralgia: A randomized controlled trial 疏肝调神针刺法治疗带状疱疹后遗神经痛:一项随机对照临床试验
April 2025
To observe the efficacy of Shugan Tiaoshen (liver-soothing and mind-regulating) needling method in the treatment of patients with postherpetic neuralgia (PHN)....
How to generate high-quality clinical evidence: Taking the study of acupuncture for chronic urticaria published in Annals of Internal Medicine as an example 高质量临床证据如何产生:以《内科学年鉴》发表的针灸治疗慢性荨麻疹研究为例
April 2025
High-quality clinical evidence is the basis of evidence-based medical practice. Acupuncture is the most widely used complementary and alternative medicine in the world. However, the improvement in the...
Glial cell: Role of the pain modulation in acupuncture analgesia 胶质细胞：在针刺镇痛中的角色
April 2025
The significance of glial cells in the nervous system, particularly in the modulation of pain, has increasingly gained prominence, thereby shifting the traditional neurobiological research paradigm...
Diagnosis and treatment strategy of acupuncture-moxibustion for advanced-age infertility in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer based on the temporal rhythm theory of traditional Chinese medicine 基于中医时间节律理论的高龄不孕体外受精-胚胎移植针灸诊疗思路
April 2025
The ability of natural conception decreases with age, leading many advanced-age women with fertility desire begin to attempt in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) technique nowadays. Traditional...
Evaluation of the efficacy of electroacupuncture on pain and tolerance for unsedated colonoscopy: A study protocol for a prospective, randomized, sham-controlled trial 电针对非镇静结肠镜检查疼痛和耐受性的评估:一项前瞻性随机对照试验方案
April 2025
Unsedated colonoscopy is an important method used for diagnosing colorectal cancer, but it can cause discomfort such as pain and bloating, as well as anxiety. At present, the relief is mainly achieved...
Research progress on the mechanism of acupuncture-moxibustion in promoting the rehabilitation of sequelae of ischemic stroke 针灸促进缺血性脑卒中后遗症康复机制的研究进展
April 2025
Acupuncture-moxibustion can promote recovery from the sequelae of ischemic stroke. However, its mechanism of action has not yet been fully elucidated. This paper introduces the mechanism of acupuncture-moxibustion...
Analysis of key therapeutic elements in acupuncture therapy and placebo acupuncture controls 针刺疗法及安慰针刺对照中的关键治疗要素分析
April 2025
Identifying key acupuncture elements is essential for optimizing sham acupuncture controls. Based on the characteristics and current state of acupuncture therapy, this paper categorizes key acupuncture...