ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2022
Electroacupuncture for Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.
Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Electroacupuncture synergizes with anti-ferroptosis bioelectrical niche remodeling to promote spinal cord regeneration.Materials today. Bio · 2026Article
- Acupuncture: A Promising Non-Pharmacological Approach to Parkinson's Disease Management.Brain and behavior · 2026Review
- Electroacupuncture exerts neuroprotective effects and alters gut microbiota in a MPTP-induced mouse model of Parkinson's disease.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Electroacupuncture promotes the repair of the damaged spinal cord in mice by mediating neurocan-perineuronal net.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2024Article
- Electroacupuncture Relieves HuR/KLF9-Mediated Inflammation to Enhance Neurological Repair after Spinal Cord Injury.eNeuro · 2023Article
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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Background: Previous studies have shown that electroacupuncture (EA) has a positive effect on motor and sensory function in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). This review evaluated the effectiveness of EA for improvement in activities of daily living in patients with SCI. Methods: We searched the Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science, CNKI, WanFang Data, and VIP databases using a search strategy according to the guidelines of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Review of Interventions up to 30th September 2020. Only randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of EA in patients with SCI were included. We analyzed the data using RevMan (version 5.3) and graded the quality of evidence using GRADE profiler 3.6.1. Results: This meta-analysis included 10 RCTs with 712 patients. Three studies revealed that the functional independence measure score for SCI patients in the EA group was higher than that in the control group (mean difference [MD] = 13.46, 95% CI: 8.00 to 18.92, Conclusion: This review suggested that EA improves activities of daily living and motor function in patients with SCI, with a moderate level of evidence.
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