ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2013
Acupuncture for spinal cord injury and its complications: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03909958 (The Impact of Electroacupuncture on Clinical Effect,Brain Structural and Functional Changes in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers.
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The Impact of Electroacupuncture on Clinical Effect,Brain Structural and Functional Changes in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury:A Randomized Controlled Study Based on Multi-mode MRI
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Auricular acupuncture for spinal cord injury related neuropathic pain: a pilot controlled clinical trial.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2017Trial
- Electroacupuncture at Baliao points added to anorectal biofeedback for spinal cord injury-related neurogenic bowel dysfunction: a single-center prospective preference-allocated comparative study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Development of a pain self-management intervention framework for people with spinal cord injury.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2023Article
- A Severe Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Patient Treated with Integrative Korean Medicine Including Acupuncture, Bee Venom Pharmacopuncture and Herbal Medicine: a case report.Journal of pharmacopuncture · 2022Article
- Long-Term Follow-Up of Inpatients with Cervical Myelopathy Who Received Integrative Korean Medicine Treatment: A Retrospective Analysis and Questionnaire Survey Study.Journal of pain research · 2022Article
- Electroacupuncture of Weizhong (BL-40) Acupoint Inspires Muscular Satellite Cell Regeneration and Promotes Muscle Repair Capacity after Back Muscle Injury in Sprague-Dawley Rat Model.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
- Effects of Acupuncture on Neuropathic Pain Induced by Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Review
- A bibliometric of research trends in acupuncture for spinal cord injury: Quantitative and qualitative analyses.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Potential mechanisms of acupuncture for neuropathic pain based on somatosensory system.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Review
- Effect of Specific Acupuncture Therapy Combined with Rehabilitation Training on Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
- Applications of complementary therapies during rehabilitation for individuals with traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Findings from the SCIRehab Project.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2019Article
- The Effect of Different Acupuncture Therapies on Neurological Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2019Article
- Fire Needle Acupuncture Regulates Wnt/ERK Multiple Pathways to Promote Neural Stem Cells to Differentiate into Neurons in Rats with Spinal Cord Injury.CNS & neurological disorders drug targets · 2019Article
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- Novel Neuroprotective Effects of Melanin-Concentrating Hormone in Parkinson's Disease.Molecular neurobiology · 2017Article
- Effects of Electroacupuncture at Governor Vessel Acupoints on Neurotrophin-3 in Rats with Experimental Spinal Cord Injury.Neural plasticity · 2016Article
- Use of complementary and alternative medicine in persons with spinal cord injury in Switzerland: a survey study.Spinal cord · 2015Article
- A brief analysis of traditional chinese medical elongated needle therapy on acute spinal cord injury and its mechanism.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2013Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
To evaluate the evidence supporting the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment for SCI and its complications, we conducted search across 19 electronic databases to find all of the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that used acupuncture as a treatment for SCI and its complications. The methodological quality of each RCT was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool and the PEDro scale. Sixteen RCTs, including 2 high-quality RCTs, met our inclusion criteria (8 for functional recovery from SCI, 6 for bladder dysfunction, and 2 for pain control). The meta-analysis showed positive results for the use of acupuncture combined with conventional treatments for the functional recovery in terms of motor ASIA scores and total FIM scores when compared to conventional treatments alone. Positive results were also obtained for the treatment of bladder dysfunction, in terms of the total efficacy rate, when comparing acupuncture to conventional treatments. However, 2 RCTs for pain control reported conflicting results. Our systematic review found encouraging albeit limited evidence for functional recovery, bladder dysfunction, and pain in SCI. However, to obtain stronger evidence without the drawbacks of trial design and the quality of studies, we recommend sham-controlled RCTs or comparative effectiveness research for each condition to test the effectiveness of acupuncture.
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