TY  - JOUR
AU  - Litscher, Gerhard
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/11/10
TI  - And the ICMART Science Award 2025, Presented at the World Congress on Medical Acupuncture, Goes to…
JO  - OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine
SP  - 049
VL  - 10
IS  - 04
AB  - During this year’s World Congress on Medical Acupuncture, the ICMART (International Council of Medical Acupuncture and Related Techniques) Science Award 2025 was presented in recognition of excellence in research and innovation within the field of medical acupuncture. The award honored pioneering work on acupuncture and moxibustion in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), conducted in collaboration with the team at Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan. The study, a randomized controlled trial (RCT), showed that acupuncture produces immediate autonomic effects, and moxibustion results in longer-lasting improvements, as evidenced by heart rate variability (HRV) measurements. Prof. DDr. Dr. h.c. TCM univ. Gerhard Litscher received the award, acknowledging his significant scientific contributions to evidence-based acupuncture research, innovation, and international collaboration. The ICMART Jury, chaired by Prof. Dominik Irnich, praised the work for its scientific rigor, methodological excellence, and global impact. Presented at the 38th ICMART World Congress in Antibes Juan-les-Pins, France, on November 8, 2025, the research highlights the successful integration of traditional and modern medicine, offering non-pharmaceutical interventions for CFS and post-viral fatigue syndromes, including long COVID. This achievement underscores a model of global scientific partnership.
SN  - 2573-4393
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.icm.2504049
DO  - 10.21926/obm.icm.2504049
ID  - Litscher2025
ER  -