SynthesisSchmerz (Berlin, Germany)2008
[Evidence for laser acupuncture in cases of orthopedic diseases : a systematic review].
Synthesis in Schmerz (Berlin, Germany), 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Low-dose laser acupuncture for non-specific chronic low back pain: a double-blind randomised controlled trial.Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society · 2014Trial
- [Laser acupuncture for chronic back pain. A double-blind clinical study].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2010Trial
- [Is supplemental ear acupuncture for surgical tooth removal with local anesthesia effective? : A pilot study].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2017Article
- Low level laser therapy for patients with cervical disk hernia.Laser therapy · 2012Article
- [Analgesia in shoulder, elbow and hand surgery].Der Orthopade · 2008Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesThe aim of this review is to evaluate the evidence for laser acupuncture in selected orthopaedic diseases. MATERIAL AND
methodsRandomized controlled studies, meta-analyses and systematic reviews were identified by a systematic search strategy in Medline and the Cochrane library. The studies were evaluated using the quality criteria of the Oxford Centre of Evidence Based Medicine.
resultsFor the selected orthopedic diseases (medial and lateral epicondylitis, myofascial pain syndrome of the neck, back and shoulder and osteoarthritis), meta-analyses, systematic reviews and eight randomized controlled studies were found. All other published studies used laser therapy without consideration of classical acupuncture points. All studies had significant drawbacks in methodological quality and the number of patients included. In more recent trials, improvement towards higher methodological quality was obvious. Although current evidence is equivocal, positive effects can be assumed in myofascial pain syndromes of the neck, back and shoulder. Laser acupuncture is advantageous in terms of side effects compared to classical acupuncture techniques.
conclusionBetter, well designed randomized studies with higher power are mandatory in orthopedic diseases.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.