Resources and Links

Below are some useful links to other Internet sites.

Please note, we cannot accept responsibility for the contents of all of these sites.
 

Acupuncture Research

Search Acupuncture in Medicine: the BMAS Journal
PubMed: database of the US National Library of Medicine
Acupuncture research and the World Health Organisation (WHO)

 

Publications and Journals

Acupuncture in Medicine
Journal of Chinese Medicine
House of Lords Science and Technology Committee Sixth Report on complementary and alternative medicine,
published in 2000

 

Acupuncture points

Meridian and point location diagrams well presented on www.all-about-acupuncture.com
Descriptions of point locations: on Phil Rogers Website
Deadman Al-Khafaji Baker: A Manual of Acupuncture online

 

Acupuncture safety

Acupuncture safety resource
 

General Information about acupuncture

Acupuncture: How to Improve the Evidence Base - a series of BMJ papers published in 2022
Review of Acupuncture from The BMJ's ABC of Complementary Medicine series
National Center for Complementary and Integrated Medicine (US) - general information about acupuncture and summaries of National Institute of Health findings
Overview of acupuncture on the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center website
Anthony Campbell's collection of articles on medical acupuncture and alternative medicine
Phil Rogers Veterinary Acupuncture: very useful collection of information for vets and doctors

 

Pain management and treatment

BackCare  The Charity for Healthier Backs
Medical Pain Education Australian site with articles on acupuncture treatment for pain relief
IASP The International Association for the Study of Pain
The United Kingdom Spine Societies Board (UKSSB) represents the Society for Back Pain Research (SBPR), the British Scoliosis Society (BSS) and the British Association of Spine Surgeons (BASS)

 

Other acupuncture organisations

AACP Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists
British Acupuncture Council
Portuguese Medical Acupuncture Society