Medical Acupuncture

Journal Title：Medical Acupuncture

Medical Acupuncture provides a professional platform for global medical professionals, researchers and scholars to share the latest research results and clinical practice in acupuncture and related fields. Special emphasis is placed on the scientific and empirical nature of acupuncture treatment, and the submission of studies using rigorous scientific methods, whether randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews or case reports, is encouraged. By publishing these studies, the journal aims to raise the status of acupuncture in mainstream medicine and promote the modernization and internationalization of acupuncture therapy.

The journal covers a wide range of topics, including but not limited to the clinical use of acupuncture, integrated Chinese and Western medicine treatment, clinical efficacy evaluation, chronic pain management, electroacupuncture therapy, battlefield acupuncture (a quick and easy ear acupuncture technique, Rapid pain relief in the military), traditional Chinese medicine theory, integrative medicine methods, mechanisms of acupuncture treatment, pain relief techniques, application of visual analog scale (VAS) in pain assessment, application of neuroimaging in the study of acupuncture effects, acupuncture treatment of PCOS, and the importance of physical examination in the diagnosis and treatment process.

《医疗针灸》为全球的医疗专业人员、研究人员和学者提供了一个专业的交流平台，分享针灸及相关领域的最新研究成果和临床实践。特别强调针灸治疗的科学性和实证性，鼓励提交采用严谨科学方法进行的研究，无论是随机对照试验、系统评价还是病例报告。通过发表这些研究，期刊旨在提升针灸在主流医学中的地位，促进针灸疗法的现代化和国际化。

杂志覆盖的主题广泛，包括但不限于针灸的临床应用、中西医结合治疗、临床疗效评估、慢性疼痛管理、电针疗法、战场针灸（一种快速、简便的耳针技术，用于军队中快速缓解疼痛）、传统中医理论、整合医学方法、针灸治疗的机制、疼痛缓解技术、视觉模拟量表（VAS）在疼痛评估中的应用、神经影像学在研究针灸效果中的应用、多囊卵巢综合征的针灸治疗、以及体格检查在诊断和治疗过程中的重要性。

Medical Acupuncture由Mary Ann Liebert出版商出版，收稿方向涵盖INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE全领域，平均审稿速度 ，影响因子指数0.8，该期刊近期没有被列入国际期刊预警名单，广大学者值得一试。