Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain (Review)
Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain (Review)
Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain (Review)
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Analysis 6.4. Comparison 6 acupuncture versus other intervention. (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 4<br />
Side effects / Complications.<br />
<strong>Review</strong>:<br />
Comparison:<br />
Outcome:<br />
<strong>Acupuncture</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>dry</strong>-<strong>needling</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>low</strong> <strong>back</strong> <strong>pain</strong><br />
6 acupuncture versus other intervention. (Chronic LBP: > 3 months)<br />
4 Side effects / Complications<br />
Study or subgroup Treatment Control Risk Difference Risk Difference<br />
n/N n/N M-H,R<strong>and</strong>om,95% CI M-H,R<strong>and</strong>om,95% CI<br />
1 Immediately after the end of the sessions<br />
Giles 1999 (manip) 0/16 0/32 0.0 [ -0.09, 0.09 ]<br />
Giles 1999 (NSAID) 0/16 3/20 -0.15 [ -0.33, 0.03 ]<br />
Grant 1999 3/32 3/28 -0.01 [ -0.17, 0.14 ]<br />
Tsukayama 2002 4/9 3/10 0.14 [ -0.29, 0.58 ]<br />
2 Short-term fol<strong>low</strong>-up (up to 3 months after the end of the sessions)<br />
Cherkin 2001 (mass) 0/94 0/78 0.0 [ -0.02, 0.02 ]<br />
Cherkin 2001 (sc) 0/94 0/90 0.0 [ -0.02, 0.02 ]<br />
3 Intermediate-term fol<strong>low</strong>-up (3 months to 1 year)<br />
Cherkin 2001 (mass) 0/94 0/78 0.0 [ -0.02, 0.02 ]<br />
Cherkin 2001 (sc) 0/94 0/90 0.0 [ -0.02, 0.02 ]<br />
Lehmann 1986 0/13 0/13 0.0 [ -0.14, 0.14 ]<br />
-1 -0.5 0 0.5 1<br />
Favours acupuncture<br />
Favours other interv<br />
Analysis 6.5. Comparison 6 acupuncture versus other intervention. (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 5<br />
<strong>pain</strong> <strong>and</strong> function (adjusted <strong>for</strong> baseline values).<br />
<strong>pain</strong> <strong>and</strong> function (adjusted <strong>for</strong> baseline values)<br />
Study Comparison Outcome measure Timing p value<br />
Immediately after the end of the sessions<br />
Tsukayama 2002 <strong>Acupuncture</strong> versus<br />
TENS<br />
Functional status (JOA):<br />
higher scores are better<br />
Immediately after 0.24<br />
Tsukayama 2002<br />
Short-term fol<strong>low</strong>-up (up to 3 months after the end of the sessions)<br />
Cherkin 2001 (mass)<br />
<strong>Acupuncture</strong> versus massage<br />
Pain 9 weeks 0.23<br />
Cherkin 2001 (mass) Function 9 weeks 0.01 (massage is better)<br />
<strong>Acupuncture</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>dry</strong>-<strong>needling</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>low</strong> <strong>back</strong> <strong>pain</strong> (<strong>Review</strong>)<br />
Copyright © 2011 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<br />
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