ReviewMayo Clinic proceedings2016
Evidence-Based Evaluation of Complementary Health Approaches for Pain Management in the United States.
Review in Mayo Clinic proceedings, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 91 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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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.
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Who cites it
91 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 249 citations in OpenAlex.
- Music-based interventions for chronic pain management.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Acupuncture combined with Chinese herbal medicine versus Chinese herbal medicine alone to improve clinical efficacy in treating endometriosis-associated pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Acupuncture for menstrual migraine: a systematic review.BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2022Pooled it
- Comparative effectiveness of acupuncture in sham-controlled trials for knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Global Trends and Performances of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies on Acupuncture: A Bibliometric Analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2020Pooled it
- Massage for Pain: An Evidence Map.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2019Pooled it
- Brief Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Acute and Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2019Pooled it
- A systematic review of integrative clinical trials for supportive care in pediatric oncology: a report from the International Society of Pediatric Oncology, T&CM collaborative.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018Pooled it
- Fatigue and Sleep-related Impairment as Predictors of the Effect of Nonpharmacological Therapies for Active duty Service Members With Chronic Pain: A Secondary Analysis of a Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial.Military medicine · 2025Trial
- Use of Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies Before Intensive Functional Restoration in Active Duty Service Members with Chronic Pain.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2022Trial
- Individual vs. Group Delivery of Acupuncture Therapy for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain in Urban Primary Care-a Randomized Trial.Journal of general internal medicine · 2020Trial
- Taking opioids in times of crisis: Institutional oversight, chronic pain and suffering in an integrated healthcare delivery system in the U.S.The International journal on drug policy · 2019Trial
- Effect of Usual Medical Care Plus Chiropractic Care vs Usual Medical Care Alone on Pain and Disability Among US Service Members With Low Back Pain: A Comparative Effectiveness Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2018Trial
- Responsiveness and Minimally Important Differences for 4 Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Short Forms: Physical Function, Pain Interference, Depression, and Anxiety in Knee Osteoarthritis.The journal of pain · 2017Trial
- Empowering Patients: A Multicomponent Workshop Improves Self-Management and Quality of Life in Chronic Pain.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Effectiveness and Safety of Tai Chi on Knee Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Enablers, Barriers and Practical Applications of a Group-Based Pain Self-Management Program for Patients Receiving Medical Cannabis: A Qualitative Study of Patients and Clinicians.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2025Article
- CORR Insights®: Do Medical and Recreational Marijuana State Laws Impact Trends in Postoperative Opioid Prescriptions Among Patients Who Have Undergone TJA?Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2025Article
- Metformin as a disease-modifying therapy in osteoarthritis: bridging metabolism and joint health.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
31 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Although most pain is acute and resolves within a few days or weeks, millions of Americans have persistent or recurring pain that may become chronic and debilitating. Medications may provide only partial relief from this chronic pain and can be associated with unwanted effects. As a result, many individuals turn to complementary health approaches as part of their pain management strategy. This article examines the clinical trial evidence for the efficacy and safety of several specific approaches-acupuncture, manipulation, massage therapy, relaxation techniques including meditation, selected natural product supplements (chondroitin, glucosamine, methylsulfonylmethane, S-adenosylmethionine), tai chi, and yoga-as used to manage chronic pain and related disability associated with back pain, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, neck pain, and severe headaches or migraines.
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