ArticleMedical acupuncture2022
Pestle Needle (
Article in Medical acupuncture, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of pestle needle combined with six healing sounds Qi Gong on inflammatory factors in patients with lumbar disc herniation.Journal of medical biochemistry · 2025Article
- Case Report: Spontaneous regression of extruded lumbar disc herniation following Chuzhen therapy over 3 years.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Low-back pain, with or without sciatica, is the most-frequently encountered pain in clinical practice. There are many ways to alleviate this pain, but most modalities are time- or cost-consuming. Cases: This report describes how pestle-needle therapy was used to treat low-back pain and sciatica in 3 patients. Results: The 3 patients had much relief of their low-back pain and sciatica after their first sessions of pestle-needle therapy. Conclusions: Pestle-needle therapy is safe, simple, and effective for treating low-back pain and sciatica, and can be considered as a first-line treatment for low-back pain and sciatica.
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