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MacPherson H, Nahin R, Paterson C, Cassidy CM, Lewith GT, and Hammerschlag R, Developments in Acupuncture Research: Big-Picture
Perspectives from the Leading Edge. Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine,
2008: 14(7): 883–887.
Schnyer R, Lao L, Hammerschlag R, Wayne P, Langevin HM,
Napadow V, Harris R, Park JB, Milley R, Cohen M, MacPherson H. Society for Acupuncture Research: 2007 Conference
Report: “The Status and Future of Acupuncture Research: 10 Years
Post–NIH Consensus Conference” Journal Of Alternative And Complementary Medicine, 2008
14(7): 859–860.
Bell-Syer SEM, Thorpe LN, Thomas K, MacPherson H. GP
participation and recruitment of patients to RCTs: lessons from trials of
acupuncture and exercise for low back pain in primary care. Evidence-based
Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2008. doi:10.1093/ecam/nen044.
MacPherson H,
Thomas K. Self-help advice as a process integral to traditional acupuncture care:
implications for trial design. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 2008; 16(2):101-6.
Reynolds JA, Bland JM, MacPherson
H. Acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome an exploratory randomised
controlled trial. Acupuncture in Medicine 2008; 26(1):8-16.
MacPherson H, Green G, Nevado A, Lythgoe MF, Lewith G, Devlin
R, Haselfoot R, Asghar AUR. Brain imaging of
acupuncture: Comparing superficial with deep needling. Neuroscience
Letters, 2008 434(1): 144-149.
Prady SL, Richmond SJ,
Morton VM, MacPherson H. A
Systematic Evaluation of the Impact of STRICTA and CONSORT Recommendations
on Quality of Reporting for Acupuncture Trials. PLoS ONE 2008;3(2):e1577.
[Full text]
Hopwood
V, MacPherson H.
Acupuncture
Research: Strategies for Clinical Evaluation: Workshop Report, York, July
5–8, 2006. Evidence Based Complement. Altern. Med. 2008;
5(2): 237-240. [Full
text]
MacPherson H.
Acupuncture for hypertension: a tale of two trials. From the perspective
of the acupuncturist. Forsch Komplement Med 2007; 14(6):371-3.
Prady SL, Thomas K,
Esmonde L, Crouch S, MacPherson H. The natural history of back pain after
a randomised controlled trial of acupuncture vs usual care - long term
outcomes. Acupunct Med. 2007; 25(4):121-9.
Prady SL, MacPherson
H.
Assessing the Utility of the Standards for Reporting Trials of Acupuncture
(STRICTA): A Survey of Authors. Journal of Alternative and Complementary
Medicine. 2007, 13(9): 939-944.
Fonnebo¸
V, Grimsgaard S, Walach H, Ritenbaugh C, Norheim AJ, MacPherson H, Lewith
G, Launso¸ L, Koithan M, Falkenberg T, Boon H, Aickin M. Researching
complementary and alternative treatments--the gatekeepers are not at home.
BMC Med Res Methodol. 2007; 11(7):7. [Full
text]
MacPherson
H, Dumville JC. Acupuncture as a potential treatment for non-cardiac chest pain – a survey. Acupuncture in Medicine
2007;25(1-2):18-21.
MacPherson H, Thomas K.
Traditional acupuncture for low back pain: developing high quality
evidence while maintaining the integrity of the intervention. European
Journal of Oriental Medicine. 2007. 5(4): 26-30.
Dumville JC, MacPherson
H, Griffith K, Miles JN, Lewin RJ. Non-cardiac chest pain: a
retrospective cohort study of patients who attended a Rapid Access Chest
Pain Clinic. Family Practice, 2007; 24(2):152-7.
MacPherson H
, Schroer S.
Acupuncture as a complex intervention for depression: a consensus method
to develop a standardised treatment protocol for a randomised controlled
trial. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2007; 15(2): 92-100.
Boon H, MacPherson
H, Fleishman S, Grimsgaard S, Koithan M, Norheim AJ, and Walach
H. Evaluating complex healthcare systems: a critique of four approaches.
Evidence Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine. 2007 4: 279-285. [Full
text]
MacPherson
H. Acupuncture ad traditional Chinese medicine: researching the
practice. Article in Thieme Almanac: Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine.
2007, pp43-48.
Price S, Mercer SW, MacPherson
H. Practitioner empathy, patient enablement and health outcomes:
a prospective study of acupuncture patients. Patient Education and
Counselling. 2006, 63(1-2): 239-245.
Salter
GC, Roman M, Bland JM, MacPherson H. Acupuncture for
chronic neck pain: a pilot for a randomised controlled trial. BMC
Musculoskelet Disord. 2006 Dec 9;7(1):99. [Full
text]
MacPherson H, Thorpe L, Thomas KJ. Beyond
needling - therapeutic processes in acupuncture care: a qualitative study
nested within low back pain trial. Journal of Alternative &
Complementary Medicine, 2006; 12(9): 873-880.
MacPherson H. Acupuncture research: time to
shift from theoretical to practical questions. Journal of Alternative
& Complementary Medicine, 2006; 12(9): 837-39.
Ratcliffe J, Thomas KJ, MacPherson H,
Brazier J. A randomised controlled trial of acupuncture care for lower
back pain: cost effectiveness analysis. British Medical Journal, 2006;
333: 626-628.
Thomas KJ, MacPherson H,
Thorpe L, et al. Randomised controlled trial of a short course of
traditional acupuncture compared to usual care for persistent low back
pain. British Medical Journal, 2006; 333: 623-626.
MacPherson H,
Asghar A. Acupuncture needle sensations associated with
De Qi: a classification based on expert's ratings. J Alt Comp Medicine. 2006; 12(7): 633-7.
MacPherson H,
Liu B. What patients report on adverse reactions to prescribed Chinese
herbal medicine. RCHM Journal. 2006, March, 33-37.
MacPherson H, Sinclair-Lian N, Thomas K.
Profiles of acupuncture patients: a national survey. Complementary
Therapies in Medicine, 2006; 14(1): 20-30.
Jackson
A, MacPherson H,
Hahn S. Acupuncture for tinnitus: a series of six n=1 trials.
Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2006; 14(1): 39-46
MacPherson H,
Thomas K. Cost-effectiveness of CAM: pragmatic trials are good science.
British Medical Journal, 21st Nov 2005; 331(7523):1024. (electronic
letter)
MacPherson H,
Thomas KJ. Short-term reactions to acupuncture: a cross-sectional survey
of patient reports. Acupuncture in Medicine. 2005; 23(3): 112-120.
Thomas KJ, MacPherson
H,
Thorpe L, Brazier J, Fitter M, Campbell M, Roman M, Morgan A, Walters S,
Nicholl JP. Longer term clinical and economic benefits of offering
acupuncture care to patients with chronic low back pain. Health Technology
Assessment, 2005; 9(32); 1-109.[Executive
summary] [Full text]
MacPherson H.
Strengthening the case that acupuncture is safe in competent hands.
European Journal of Oriental Medicine. 2005; (1): 60-73.
MacPherson H, Liu B. "The safety of Chinese herbal
medicine: a pilot for a national survey." Journal of
Complementary & Alternative Medicine. 2005; 11(4): 617-626.
MacPherson H. "Evidence-based acupuncture - a
challenge ahead." Asian Medicine: Tradition and
Modernity, 2005; 1(1): 149-161.
MacPherson H, Thorpe L, Thomas K, Geddes D.
"Acupuncture for depression: first steps in a clinical
evaluation." Journal of Alternative & Complementary
Medicine. 2004; 10(6): 1083-1091.
MacPherson H. "Pragmatic clinical trials".
Complementary Therapies in
Medicine. 2004; 12: 134-140
MacPherson H, Scullion T, Thomas K, Walters S. “Patient
reports of adverse events associated with acupuncture: a large scale
prospective survey.” Quality & Safety in Health Care. 2004; 13:
349-355
MacPherson H, Thorpe L, Thomas KJ, Campbell M.
“Acupuncture for low back pain: traditional diagnosis and treatment of
148 patients in a clinical trial.” Complementary Therapies in Medicine.
2004; 12(1): 38-44.
MacPherson H, Mercer S, Scullion T, Thomas K. “Empathy,
enablement and outcome: an exploratory study of acupuncture patients’
perceptions.” J Alt Comp Medicine. 2003; 9(6): 869-76
Lipman L, Dale J, MacPherson H.
“Attitudes of GPs towards the provision of acupuncture on the NHS.”
Complementary Therapies in
Medicine. 2003; 11(2): 110-4.
MacPherson H, Thomas KJ,
Walters S, Fitter M. “How safe is acupuncture?” CAM Journal.
2002; 7:14-22.
MacPherson H, Thomas KJ,
Walters S, Fitter M. “Safety in numbers. What practitioners reported
about adverse events and treatment reactions following 34,000 acupuncture
sessions” European Journal of Oriental Medicine. 2002; 3(6): 13-22.
MacPherson
H, Hougham P.
“What should we say to our patients about the safety of acupuncture?”
British Acupuncture Council News. 2002; 7(1): 15-16.
MacPherson H, Sherman K,
Hammerschlag R, Birch S, Lao L, Zaslawski C. "The clinical evaluation
of traditional East Asian systems of medicine." Clinical Acupuncture
and Oriental Medicine. 2002; 3(1): 16-19
Sherman K, Lao L,
Hopwood V, Kawahita K, MacPherson H,
et al. "Matching acupuncture clinical study designs to research
questions." Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. 2002; 3(1):
12-15
MacPherson H, White A,
Cummings M, Jobst K, Rose K, Niemtzow, R. “Standards for reporting
interventions in controlled trials of acupuncture – the STRICTA
recommendations.” Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 2001; 9(4):
246-9. [Full
text pdf] {Also published in J Altern Complement Med. 2002;
8(1): 85-9 [Full
Text pdf]; Acupuncture in Medicine. 2002; 20(1): 22-5 [Full
text pdf]; Clinical Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine 2002;
3(1): 6-9 [Full
text pdf];
and Medical Acupuncture. 2002; 13(3): 9-11.}
White A, Cummings M,
Hopwood V, MacPherson H.
"Informed consent for acupuncture: an information leaflet developed
by consensus." Acupuncture
in Medicine. 2001 19(2):123-9.
MacPherson H,
Thomas K, Walters S, Fitter M. "A prospective survey of adverse
events and treatment reactions following 34,000 consultations with
professional acupuncturists." Acupuncture in Medicine. 2001; 19(2):
93-102.
Thorpe L, Thomas K,
Fitter M, Brazier J, MacPherson H,
Campbell M, Nicholl J, Morgan A, Roman M. "Longer term clinical and
economic benefits of offering acupuncture to patients with chronic low
back pain assessed as suitable for primary care management." Journal
of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2001; 55 (Supp. 1): A53.
MacPherson H,
Thomas KJ, Walters S, Fitter M. "The York Safety Study: a prospective
survey of 34,000 treatments by traditional acupuncturists".
British Medical Journal 2001; 323: 486-487.
MacPherson H.
“Workshop report: Acupuncture and science – fundamental contradiction
or creative tension.” Complement Ther Med. 2001 9(2): 122.
Gould AJ, MacPherson H.
“Patient perspectives on outcomes following treatment with
acupuncture.” Journal of Alternative & Complementary
Medicine. 2001; 7(3): 261-8.
Riviere
K, MacPherson H.
“The acupuncture and science debate: highlights of the joint British
Acupuncture Council and Exeter University workshop.” British Acupuncture
Council News 2001; 6(2): 10-11.
MacPherson H. ”Making
research our own: positive steps in a challenging environment.” British
Acupuncture News 2001; 5(6): 16-18.
MacPherson H, Lewith GT,
2001 “On the reporting of adverse events following acupuncture.”
Physiotherapy Journal 2001; 87(1): 21-24.
MacPherson H.
“Pragmatic research: with a focus on low back pain.” Journal of
Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists, 2000; October;
29-32.
MacPherson H.
“Out of the laboratory and into the clinic: acupuncture research in the
real world.” International Journal of Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine, 2000; 1(2): 97-100.
Wheeler J, MacPherson H. “Towards a research strategy
for the acupuncture profession: a discussion document.” British
Acupuncture Council News, 2000; 5(2): 8-14.
MacPherson
H. “The York Back Pain Trial: should GPs offer patients with back
pain the option of a referral to a traditional acupuncturist?” British
Acupuncture Council News. 1999; 4(3): 6-8.
MacPherson H.
"How safe is acupuncture? Developing the evidence on risk."
Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine. 1999; 5(3): 223-224.
Thomas KJ, Fitter M,
Brazier J, MacPherson H,
Campbell M, Nicholl JP, Roman M. "Longer term clinical and economic
benefits of offering acupuncture to patients with chronic low back pain
assessed as suitable for primary care management." Complementary
Therapies in Medicine. 1999; 7(2): 91-100.
MacPherson H, Gould AJ,
Fitter M. "Acupuncture for low back pain: results of a pilot study
for a randomised controlled trial." Complementary Therapies in
Medicine. 1999; 7(2): 83-90.
MacPherson H.
“Evidence-based traditional Chinese medicine: acupuncture and asthma.”
Proceedings of Moving With The Sun Conference, 1999, Chinese University of
Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
MacPherson
H.
"Fatal and adverse events from acupuncture: allegation, evidence and
the implications." Journal of Alternative & Complementary
Medicine. 1999; 5(1): 47-56. [Abstract]
MacPherson
H. "How
safe is acupuncture? Setting the record straight." Caduceus 1998; 42:
37-39.
MacPherson
H.
"Acupuncture and higher education." British Acupuncture Council
Newsletter. 1998; 3(4): 8-9.
MacPherson H, Gould A.
"Grasping the nettle: a response to reports of adverse events from
acupuncture." European Journal of Oriental Medicine. 1998; 2(5):
19-26.
MacPherson H &
Fitter M, "Factors that influence outcome: an evaluation
of change with acupuncture." Acupuncture in Medicine. 1998; 16(1):
33-39.
MacPherson H. "A
steep learning curve: the British Acupuncture Accreditation Board seven
years on." British Acupuncture Council Newsletter. 1998; 3(1): 10-11.
MacPherson H, Kaptchuk
TJ, Eds. "Acupuncture in practice: case history insights from the
West." Churchill Livingstone, Edinburgh 1997, pp482. (Also published
in Italian, German and Portuguese.)
MacPherson H, Blackwell
R. "A Master’s degree in acupuncture: a landmark for
the profession." Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 1996; 4(3):
190-192.
MacPherson H, Fitter M.
"An agenda for acupuncture research: the work of the Foundation for
Traditional Chinese Medicine." Complementary Therapies in Medicine.
1996; 4(2): 124-126.
MacPherson H.
"Great talents ripen late: continuing education and the acupuncture
profession." European Journal of Oriental Medicine. 1995; 1(6):
35-39.
Fitter M, MacPherson H.
"An audit of case studies of low back pain: a feasibility study for a
controlled trial." European Journal of Oriental Medicine. 1995; 1(5):
46-55.
MacPherson H. "Body
palpation and diagnosis." Journal of Chinese Medicine, 1994; 44:
5-12.
MacPherson H, Blackwell
R. "Rheumatoid arthritis and Chinese medicine - a review."
European Journal of Oriental Medicine. 1994; 1(3): 17-29.
MacPherson H.
"The path to mastery - a case for supervision". European Journal
of Oriental Medicine. 1993; 1(2): 6-11. (Reprinted in the USA in the
Journal of the National Academy of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine,
1995.)
Blackwell R, MacPherson H.
"Multiple sclerosis - staging and patient management." Journal
of Chinese Medicine. 1993; 42: 5-12. (Also published in French in Medicine
Chinoise & Medicine Orientales 1994; No 9.)
MacPherson H.
"The treatment of prostate disorders." Journal of Chinese
Medicine. 1993 41:5-9.
MacPherson
H, Blackwell R. "Tired
out - approaches to tiredness and fatigue". Journal of Chinese
Medicine. 1992; 40: 13-20.
Blackwell R, MacPherson H. "Bright eyes - the treatment
of eye diseases by acupuncture." Journal of Chinese Medicine. 1992;
39: 5-12.
MacPherson
H. "The treatment of
neck and upper back pain with acupuncture". Journal of Chinese
Medicine. 1992; 38:22-26.
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