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Acupuncture and dry-needling for low back pain (Review)

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Analysis 12.2. Comparison 12 acupuncture plus intervention versus other intervention alone. (Chronic<br />

LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 2 <strong>pain</strong>: difference between within group changes.<br />

<strong>Review</strong>: <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 />

Comparison: 12 acupuncture plus intervention versus other intervention alone. (Chronic LBP: > 3 months)<br />

Outcome: 2 <strong>pain</strong>: difference between within group changes<br />

Study or subgroup differences between (SE) differences between Weight differences between<br />

IV,R<strong>and</strong>om,95% CI<br />

IV,R<strong>and</strong>om,95% CI<br />

1 Immediately after the end of the sessions<br />

Leibing 2002 -1.7 (0.53) 42.9 % -1.70 [ -2.74, -0.66 ]<br />

Meng 2003 -0.6 (0.33) 57.1 % -0.60 [ -1.25, 0.05 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 100.0 % -1.07 [ -2.14, 0.00 ]<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 0.41; Chi 2 = 3.10, df = 1 (P = 0.08); I 2 =68%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.97 (P = 0.049)<br />

2 Short-term fol<strong>low</strong>-up (up to 3 months after the end of the sessions)<br />

Meng 2003 -0.7 (0.32) 100.0 % -0.70 [ -1.33, -0.07 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 100.0 % -0.70 [ -1.33, -0.07 ]<br />

Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 2.19 (P = 0.029)<br />

3 Intermediate-term fol<strong>low</strong>-up (3 months to 1 year)<br />

Leibing 2002 -0.8 (0.51) 100.0 % -0.80 [ -1.80, 0.20 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 100.0 % -0.80 [ -1.80, 0.20 ]<br />

Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.57 (P = 0.12)<br />

-4 -2 0 2 4<br />

Favours acup + inter<br />

Favours interv alone<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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