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SynthesisFrontiers in neurology2024

Acupuncture therapy on myofascial pain syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Jingwen Xiong, Xuancheng Zhou, Xiufang Luo, Xiangjin Gong, Lai Jiang, Qiang Luo, Shengke Zhang, Chenglu Jiang, Tong Pu, Jie Liu and 3 more

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Synthesis in Frontiers in neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Jingwen Xiong *Department of Sports Rehabilitation, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Xuancheng Zhou *Department of Psychiatry, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Xiufang Luo *Department of Geriatric, Dazhou Central Hospital, Dazhou, China.
Xiangjin GongDepartment of Sports Rehabilitation, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Lai JiangSchool of Clinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Qiang LuoDepartment of Sports Rehabilitation, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Shengke ZhangSchool of Clinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Chenglu JiangSchool of Clinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Tong PuCollege of Acupuncture and Tuina and Rehabilitation, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Jie LiuDepartment of General Surgery, Dazhou Central Hospital, Dazhou, China.
Jun ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Dazhou Central Hospital, Dazhou, China.
Bo LiDepartment of General Surgery (Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery), The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Hao ChiSchool of Clinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapies, especially acupuncture, have received increasing attention in the field of pain management. This meta-analysis evaluated the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome. Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted across a number of databases, including PubMed, Cochrane Library, WOS, CNKI, WANFANG, Sinomed, and VIP. Furthermore, articles of studies published from the inception of these databases until November 22, 2023, were examined. This systematic review and meta-analysis encompassed all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on acupuncture for myofascial pain syndromes, without language or date restrictions. Based on the mean difference (MD) of symptom change, we critically assessed the outcomes reported in these trials. The quality of evidence was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool. The study is registered with PROSPERO under registration number CRD42023484933. Results: Our analysis included 10 RCTs in which 852 patients were divided into two groups: an acupuncture group (427) and a control group (425). The results of the study showed that acupuncture was significantly more effective than the control group in treating myofascial pain syndromes, which was reflected in a greater decrease in VAS scores (MD = -1.29, 95% [-1.65, -0.94], Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/, identifier CRD42023484933.

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acupuncturecomplementary and alternative therapiesmyofascial pain syndromepaintraditional Chinese medicine

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PMID38765261
PMCPMC11100351

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