Self-Administration of Auricular Acupuncture in Rural Veterans with Chronic Pain: A Pilot Project.

ABSTRACT: Expression of Concern: Medical Acupuncture issues an Expression of Concern pertaining to a published article in the October 2021 issue of the journal entitled, "Self-Administration of Auricular Acupuncture in Rural Veterans with Chronic Pain: A Pilot Project," by Brian Lee James, John Welch, and Clint Williamson. (Med Acupunct 33(5):2021.349-352; doi: 10.1089/acu.2021.0007) The journal has received communications from several sources raising significant concerns regarding the claims made in this article as they pertain to the self-administration of Battlefield Acupuncture and patient self-use of acupuncture needles. Each communication states that acupuncture needles are considered FDA-approved medical equipment and are not intended for patient self-administration. An o

SUBMITTER: James BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8729899 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature