SynthesisPain research & management2020
Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Lateral Epicondylitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Synthesis in Pain research & management, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT06535594 (The Potential Efficacy Of Laser Acupuncture Combined With Physiotherapy In Managing Pain And Improve The Elbow Active Range Of Motions Improve The Elbow Active Range Of Motion In 30 Tennis Elbow Syndrome Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Potential Efficacy Of Laser Acupuncture Combined With Physiotherapy In Managing Pain And Improve The Elbow Active Range Of Motions Improve The Elbow Active Range Of Motion In 30 Tennis Elbow Syndrome Patients: A Pre - Post Trial
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy evaluation of acupuncture combined with manipulation for lateral epicondylitis: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of non-invasive therapies on pain, maximum grip strength, disability, and quality of life for lateral elbow tendinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Brazilian journal of physical therapyPooled it
- Percutaneous tendon dry needling and thrust manipulation as an adjunct to multimodal physical therapy in patients with lateral elbow tendinopathy: A multicenter randomized clinical trial.Clinical rehabilitation · 2024Trial
- Comparison between acupotomy and corticosteroid injection for patients diagnosed with different classifications of tennis elbow: a randomized control trial.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Trial
- A Literature Review of Lateral Epicondylitis: Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Management and Treatment.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound-Guided Micro-Needle-Knife Intervention at the Deep Fascial versus Superficial Fascial Layers in Lateral Epicondylitis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Data Mining of Acupuncture Prescriptions for Lateral Epicondylitis: A Literature-Based Analysis of Acupoint Patterns and Parameters.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Acupuncture Therapy for Extremity Musculoskeletal Pain: A Clinically Focused Evidence Synthesis with Therapeutic Implications.Journal of pain research · 2025Review
- Healthcare Utilization for Lateral Epicondylitis: A 9-Year Analysis of the 2010-2018 Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service National Patient Sample Data.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Effect of Acupuncture on Hand and Wrist Pain Intensity, Functional Status, and Quality of Life in Adults: A Systematic Review.Medical acupuncture · 2022Review
- Corrigendum to "Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Lateral Epicondylitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials".Pain research & management · 2022Article
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Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Objective: This study aimed at assessing the clinical effectiveness of acupuncture for lateral epicondylitis (LE). Methods: The following databases were systematically searched: China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database, Wan Fang database, Chinese Biomedicine Literature, PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library from inception to May 2019. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) meeting the inclusion criteria were included. RevMan 5.3 software was used to conduct meta-analyses. The study quality was evaluated with the Cochrane risk of bias. Results: Ten RCTs involving 796 individuals were included in this meta-analysis. Three studies reported randomized methods with a specific description. For the analyses of the clinical efficacy rate, acupuncture outperformed sham acupuncture (two RCTs, Conclusions: Acupuncture appears to be superior to drug or blocking therapy or sham acupuncture therapy for LE. However, considering the low quality of the available trials, further large-scale RCTs with a low risk of bias are needed in the future.
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