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

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Study or subgroup Acup + intervention Intervention alone Std. Mean Difference Weight Std. Mean Difference<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 0.0; Chi 2 = 0.34, df = 1 (P = 0.56); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 4.47 (P < 0.00001)<br />

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

N Mean(SD) N Mean(SD) IV,R<strong>and</strong>om,95% CI IV,R<strong>and</strong>om,95% CI<br />

Leibing 2002 33 16.2 (12.5) 30 22.6 (10) 54.7 % -0.56 [ -1.06, -0.05 ]<br />

Yeung 2003 26 19.36 (10.12) 26 25.82 (13.11) 45.3 % -0.54 [ -1.10, 0.01 ]<br />

Subtotal (95% CI) 59 56 100.0 % -0.55 [ -0.92, -0.18 ]<br />

Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 0.0; Chi 2 = 0.00, df = 1 (P = 0.97); I 2 =0.0%<br />

Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 2.89 (P = 0.0039)<br />

-2 -1 0 1 2<br />

favours acup + inter<br />

favours interv alone<br />

Analysis 12.8. Comparison 12 acupuncture plus intervention versus other intervention alone. (Chronic<br />

LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 8 spine range of motion: 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: 8 spine range of motion: difference between within group changes<br />

Study or subgroup difference between (SE) difference between difference 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 -4.5 (3.26) -4.50 [ -10.89, 1.89 ]<br />

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

Leibing 2002 -4.7 (3.19) -4.70 [ -10.95, 1.55 ]<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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