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Acupuncture in Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Meta-Analysis

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May 2024

Acupuncture in Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Meta-Analysis

Vol: 306| Issue: 5| Number:34| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Acupuncture as an alternative or in addition to conventional treatment for chronic non-specific low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Integr Med Res . 2023 Sep;12(3):100972.

Contributing Authors:
CM Giovanardi M Gonzalez-Lorenzo A Poini E Marchi A Culcasi F Ursini C Faldini A Di Martino U Mazzanti E Campesato A Matra S Cevoli MG Benedetti

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This systematic review and meta-analysis included ten randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with 2122 participants comparing acupuncture alone versus conventional therapy and four RCTs with 374 participants comparing acupuncture plus conventional therapy to conventional therapy alone for chronic non-specific low back pain. Pooled outcomes of interest included pain intensity and disability. No signif...

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