SynthesisAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2010
Acupuncture therapy for chronic lower back pain: a systematic review.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Acupuncture for the Relief of Chronic Pain: A Synthesis of Systematic Reviews.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Pooled it
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- "It's Better in a Group Anyway": Patient Experiences of Group and Individual Acupuncture.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2018Trial
- Needle Sensation and Personality Factors Influence Therapeutic Effect of Acupuncture for Treating Bell's Palsy: A Secondary Analysis of a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.Chinese medical journal · 2016Trial
- Acupuncture for Low Back Pain: Reevaluation of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses.Current pain and headache reports · 2023Review
- Understandings of acupuncture application and mechanisms.American journal of translational research · 2022Review
- TCM nonpharmacological interventions for chronic low-back pain: A protocol for systematic review and network meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Article
- Evaluating the Characteristics, Reporting and Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews of Acupuncture for Low Back Pain by Using the Veritas Plot.Journal of pain research · 2020Article
- The effectiveness of acupuncture for chronic pain with depression: A systematic review protocol.Medicine · 2017Article
- Patient outcomes and experiences of an acupuncture and self-care service for persistent low back pain in the NHS: a mixed methods approach.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2013Article
- Patient perspectives on care received at community acupuncture clinics: a qualitative thematic analysis.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2013Article
- Utilization of group-based, community acupuncture clinics: a comparative study with a nationally representative sample of acupuncture users.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2012Article
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Abstract
introductionChronic low back pain is a common condition affecting a significant proportion of the population and has large economic implications on the society. Acupuncture has grown in popularity as an alternative therapy for chronic low back pain. Recent National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines on low back pain offer a course of acupuncture as a baseline treatment option according to patient preference. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate if this treatment option is justified in view of recent evidence available on the efficacy of acupuncture. MATERIALS AND
methodsStudies included were identified by a PubMed search for relevant, randomised, controlled trials on the 23 July 2009. A systematic review was performed.
resultsFifteen randomised controlled trials were identified. Of these, four met the eligibility criteria and were critically appraised. These trials suggest acupuncture can be superior to usual care in treating chronic low back pain, especially, when patients have positive expectations about acupuncture.
conclusionsNICE guidelines of a course of acupuncture, offered according to patient preference as a treatment option for chronic low back pain, are justified.
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