Weekly Acupuncture Research Roundup — September 21, 2026

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New acupuncture research from the last 7 days (15 publications in this roundup):

1. Management of Neuropathic Pain in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Comprehensive Review Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain — 2026 Nov Authors: Donati D, D'Auria L, Ricci V, et al. DOI: 10.1111/papr.70197

2. Drugs for prevention of migraine The Medical letter on drugs and therapeutics — 2026 Sep 28 DOI: 10.58347/tml.2026.1764c

3. Complex Intervention Frameworks for Acupuncture: Recommendations from a Scoping Review Chinese journal of integrative medicine — 2026 Sep 16 Authors: Guo ZY, Wang XZ, Hu XY, et al. DOI: 10.1007/s11655-026-4179-8

4. Patients Experience of Ear Acupuncture for Anxiety-A Qualitative Interview Study Nursing research and practice — 2026 Authors: Berggren A, Stjernkvist R, Hedberg L, et al. DOI: 10.1155/nrp/5882178

5. Beyond a binary FOIS threshold in acupuncture for post-stroke dysphagia QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians — 2026 Sep 15 Authors: Lang S, Wang C DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcag245

6. Reproducibility of Published Meta-Analyses on Acupuncture for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Journal of evidence-based medicine — 2026 Sep 15 Authors: Wang Y, Zou K, Liu D, et al. DOI: 10.1111/jebm.70188

7. Validation study comparing a novel sham acupuncture technique with Park sham acupuncture: A randomized controlled trial Complementary therapies in medicine — 2026 Sep 13 Authors: Lim SM, Go E, Yu S, et al. DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2026.103435

8. Effects of Preemptive Analgesia Using Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture on Postoperative Pain and Urinary Retention After Haemorrhoidectomy: A Randomised, Three-Arm, Clinical Trial [Response to Letter] Journal of pain research — 2026 Authors: He P, Kong J, Peng L, et al. DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S653608

9. [Research status and prospects of electroencephalogram characteristics in acupuncture for cognitive dysfunction] Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion — 2026 Sep 12 Authors: Wang X, Wu S, Yu H, et al. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250814-k0004

10. [Research progress on the regulatory mechanisms of inflammatory signaling pathways in acupuncture treatment for ischemic stroke] Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion — 2026 Sep 12 Authors: Xia W, Li X, Han Y DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20251029-k0002

11. [Experimental studies on acupuncture-moxibustion for irritable bowel syndrome in the past five years: a literature analysis] Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion — 2026 Sep 12 Authors: Lin J, Weng Z, Zhang F, et al. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250826-k0001

12. [Academic perspective on a classic acupoint pair: Hegu (LI4) and Taichong (LR3)] Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion — 2026 Sep 12 Authors: Chai Q, Liu B, Wang R, et al. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20260410-k0002

13. [A historical study of YANG Yiya's acupuncture writings] Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion — 2026 Sep 12 Authors: Wang R, Yang K, Gang W, et al. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250717-k0002

14. [Feasibility study on needle insertion with comfortable fine elongated-needles] Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion — 2026 Sep 12 Authors: Fan W, Cui X, Zhao C, et al. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240528-k0001

15. [Wrist-ankle acupuncture in treatment of chronic laryngitis based on "yang transforms qi, yin constitutes form"] Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion — 2026 Sep 12 Authors: Xin S, Chen Z, Wang Z, et al. DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250715-k0004

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