Special Issue: Battlefield Acupuncture/Rapid Acupuncture
Guest Editors:
Richard Hobbs, MD Arnyce Pock, MD
Deadline for Submissions: July 1, 2025
The editors of Medical Acupuncture are pleased to announce a Call for Papers for an upcoming special issue dedicated to the work of Richard Niemtzow, MD. Until his recent passing, Dr. Niemtzow was Editor-in-Chief of Medical Acupuncture and known throughout the world as the originator of Battlefield Acupuncture and Rapid Acupuncture.
The purpose of this special issue is to focus on the impact of Dr. Niemtzow’s work with respect to the practice of medical acupuncture.
Submission of appropriate case studies, original research, systematic reviews and meta-analyses are invited.
We are particularly interested in:
Retrospective case series that suggest areas for future research
Pragmatic clinical trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses that indicate effect size of Battlefield Acupuncture or Rapid Acupuncture in the treatment of painful conditions in comparison with other methodologies
Original research looking at underlying mechanisms of Battlefield Acupuncture or Rapid Acupuncture
Submit manuscripts for consideration under the article type: Special Issue: Battlefield Acupuncture/Rapid Acupuncture
