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

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Analysis 12.5. Comparison 12 acupuncture plus intervention versus other intervention alone. (Chronic<br />

LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 5 function: 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: 5 function: 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 -11.3 (2.95) 44.9 % -11.30 [ -17.08, -5.52 ]<br />

Meng 2003 -2.6 (0.98) 55.1 % -2.60 [ -4.52, -0.68 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 100.0 % -6.51 [ -14.99, 1.98 ]<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 33.01; Chi 2 = 7.83, df = 1 (P = 0.01); I 2 =87%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 1.50 (P = 0.13)<br />

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

Meng 2003 -3.1 (1.1) 100.0 % -3.10 [ -5.26, -0.94 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 100.0 % -3.10 [ -5.26, -0.94 ]<br />

Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 2.82 (P = 0.0048)<br />

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

Leibing 2002 -6.8 (2.96) 100.0 % -6.80 [ -12.60, -1.00 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 100.0 % -6.80 [ -12.60, -1.00 ]<br />

Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 2.30 (P = 0.022)<br />

-20 -10 0 10 20<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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