Below is the list of Medical Acupuncture journal articles selected for review and eligible for CME credit.
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Available Journal Articles for CME
2026
Volume 38, Number 1 – February – Electroacupuncture for Plantar Fasciopathy: A Multisite Randomized Clinical Trial by David Moss, MD, Brett Rasmussen, MD, Weston Williams, PhD, MHS, and Paul Crawford, MD
2025
Volume 37, Number 4 – August – Safety of Acupuncture in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Control Trials by Ida Nurwati, Christopher Daniel Tristan, Kyra Modesty, Erlangga Masykur Kynaya, Ihsan Hanif, Nathania Ella Sudiono, and Muhana Fawwazy Ilyas
Volume 37, Number 3 – June – Auriculotherapy for Prolonged Postoperative Pain Management Following Rotator Cuff Surgery: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study by Steven Orebaugh; Jacques Chelly; Mark Rodosky; Yram Groff; Amy Monroe; David Alimi; Senthilkumar Sadhasivam; Keith Vogt
2024
Volume 36, Number 5 – October – Electroacupuncture at Traditional Acupoints or Myofascial Trigger Points for Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: High or Alternated Frequency? – A Double-blinded RCT by Oanh Thi Kim Ngo, Dieu-Thuong Thi Trinh, and Wei Tang
Volume 36, Number 4 – August – Enhancing Vagal Tone, Modulating Heart Rate Variability With Auricular Acupressure at Point Zero: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Trinh, Dieu-Thuoung; Nguyen, Nguyen; Tran, An; Bui, Minh-Man; Vuong, Nguyen
Volume 36, Number 3 – June – Laser Acupuncture Versus Electroacupuncture for Nonsevere Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Thy Xuan Kieu, Dieu-Thuong Thi Trinh, and Wang Jing
Volume 36, Number 1 – February – Auricular Acupuncture Prior to Menstruation Can Reduce Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Dieu-Thuong Thi Trinh, An Hoa Tran, Quy Thi Nguyen, Minh-Man Pham Bui, and Nguyen Lam Vuong
2023
Volume 35, Number 1 – February – Acupuncture for Plantar Fasciopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Cagle, Stephen; Covey, Carl; Farrell, Jennifer; Sharon, Danny; Crawford, Paul
Volume 35, Number 3 – June – Acupuncture in Addiction Medicine: Its History, Evidence, and Possibilities by Jamie M. Kitzman, MD, DABMA, Laura C. Bowman, MD, and Yuan-Chi Lin, MD, MPH, FAAMA
Volume 35, Number 6 – December – Combination Electroacupuncture and Guidelines-Directed Medical Therapy Maintained Stability of Heart Rate and Mean Arterial Pressure in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction by Dwi Surya Supriyana, MD, MKes, SpAk, Arsita Eka Prasetyawati, MD, MKes, SpKKLP, and Habibie Arifianto, MD, MKes, PhD, SpJP(K)
2022
Volume 34, Number 1 – February – Intraoperative Acupuncture as Part of a Multimodal Analgesic Regimen to Reduce Opioid Usage After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective Cohort Trial by Stephanie I. Cheng, Deirdre C. Kelleher, Danya DeMeo, Haoyan Zhong, George Birch, and Michael P. Ast
Volume 34, Number 4 – August – Effect of Manual Acupuncture and Laser Acupuncture on Wound Closure in Rat with Deep Partial Thickness Burn Injury by Andy Ishak, MD, Ahmad Aulia Jusuf, MD, PhD, Christina Lanny Simadibrata, MD, MHSc, Atikah Chalida Barasila, MD, MBioMed, and Risqa Novita, DVM, MPH
Volume 34, Number 6 – December – Electroacupuncture Before Surgery Accelerates the Recovery of Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy: A Feasibility Study by Wang, Liping; Zheng, Man; Huang, LiBing; Li, Sha; Yang, Jie; Tian, WeiQian; Ji, FangBing; Wu, KangLi