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

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Table 5. Adequacy of acupuncture<br />

(Continued)<br />

Grant 1999<br />

Gunn 1980 (<strong>dry</strong><br />

<strong>needling</strong>)<br />

Individualized<br />

points.<br />

Giles 2003 Not reported Adequate Not reported. Adequate Two common<br />

treatments:<br />

manipulation <strong>and</strong><br />

drugs<br />

Muscle<br />

motor points.<br />

Not adequate <strong>for</strong><br />

<strong>dry</strong> <strong>needling</strong>.<br />

Adequate Not reported. Not reported Another common<br />

treatment: TENS<br />

Adequate Adequate Not reported St<strong>and</strong>ar therapy:<br />

physiotherapy,<br />

remedial exercises,<br />

occupational<br />

therapy, industrial<br />

assessment<br />

He 1997 Adequate Adequate Adequate Not reported Chinese herbs. No in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />

about which herbs<br />

were used.<br />

Inoue 2000 Adequate Adequate <strong>for</strong> the<br />

purpose of the<br />

study.<br />

Not reported Adequate Sham<br />

acupuncture<br />

But there is no<br />

description about<br />

credibility of sham<br />

acupuncture<br />

Inoue 2001 Adequate (non<br />

meridian)<br />

Adequate <strong>for</strong> the<br />

purpose of the<br />

study<br />

Not reported Not reported Sham<br />

acupuncture<br />

But there is no<br />

description about<br />

credibility of sham<br />

acupuncture<br />

Kerr 2003 Adequate Adequate Adequate Not reported Sham TENS<br />

Kittang 2001 Seems adequate Not reported Not reported Not reported Naproxen:<br />

adequate dose <strong>and</strong><br />

duration of treatment<br />

Kurosu 1979(a) Adequate Adequate <strong>for</strong> the<br />

purpose of the<br />

study.<br />

Kurosu 1979(b) Adequate Adequate <strong>for</strong> the<br />

purpose of the<br />

study.<br />

Adequate Not reported Garlic<br />

moxibustion may<br />

be adequate treatment<br />

<strong>for</strong> LBP in<br />

some cases<br />

Adequate Not reported Other<br />

acupuncture technique<br />

(needle insertion<br />

<strong>and</strong> no retention)<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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