SynthesisCurrent pain and headache reports2021
Acupuncture for the Management of Low Back Pain.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Overall reporting quality of randomised controlled trials of acupuncture for low back pain reported after 2020: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- Factors associated with acupuncture treatment use among middle-aged and older adults with low back pain in China.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Article
- The Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine Integrated with Self-Slump Stretching on Chronic Low Back Pain among Hill Tribe Farmers in Thailand: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Journal of pharmacopuncture · 2025Article
- Research on acupuncture robots based on the OptiTrack motion capture system and a robotic arm.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2025Article
- Electroacupuncture at Traditional Acupoints or Myofascial Trigger Points for Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: High or Alternated Frequency? A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.Medical acupuncture · 2024Article
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- NADA Ear Acupuncture and Medical Acupuncture for Pain- and Health-Related Quality of Life among Older Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Prospective Clinical Trial.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Effectiveness and Safety of Progressive Loading-Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment for Acute Low Back Pain after Traffic Accidents: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- ＜Editors' Choice＞ Surgical removal of an intracranially migrated acupuncture needle: a case report and literature review.Nagoya journal of medical science · 2022Article
- Acupuncture as Part of Multimodal Analgesia for Chronic Pain.Orthopedic reviews · 2022Article
- Knowledge Mapping of International Research on Acupuncture for Chronic Pain: A Bibliometric Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2022Review
- Efficacy of Dry Needling and Acupuncture in the Treatment of Neck Pain.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2021Review
- Efficacy of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Chronic Abdominal Pain.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2021Review
- Analysis of the Most-Cited Systematic Review or Meta-Analysis in Acupuncture Research.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
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Authors and funding
10 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThis evidence-based systematic review will focus on the use of acupuncture and its role in the treatment of low back pain to help better guide physicians in their practice. It will cover the background and the burden of low back pain and present the current options for treatment and weigh the evidence that is available to support acupuncture as a treatment modality for low back pain. RECENT
findingsLow back pain (LBP), defined as a disorder of the lumbosacral spine and categorized as acute, subacute, or chronic, can be a debilitating condition for many patients. Chronic LBP is more typically defined by its chronicity with pain persisting > 12 weeks in duration. Conventional treatment for chronic LBP includes both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic options. First-line pharmacologic therapy involves the use of NSAIDs, then SNRI/TCA/skeletal muscle relaxants, and antiepileptics. Surgery is usually not recommended for chronic non-specific LBP patients. According to the 2016 CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain and the 2017 American College of Physicians (ACP) clinical practice guidelines for chronic pain, non-pharmacologic interventions, acupuncture can be a first-line treatment for patients suffering from chronic low back pain. Many studies have been done, and most show promising results for acupuncture as an alternative treatment for low back pain. Due to non-standardized methods for acupuncture with many variations, standardization remains a challenge.
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