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 5.2. Comparison 5 acupuncture versus placebo or sham intervention (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 2<br />
global improvement (higher values are better). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88<br />
Analysis 5.3. Comparison 5 acupuncture versus placebo or sham intervention (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 3 <strong>pain</strong><br />
disability index (<strong>low</strong>er values are better). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89<br />
Analysis 5.4. Comparison 5 acupuncture versus placebo or sham intervention (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 4<br />
physical examination (fingertips-to-floor distance).( Lower values are better). . . . . . . . . . . . . 89<br />
Analysis 5.5. Comparison 5 acupuncture versus placebo or sham intervention (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 5<br />
improvement in physical examination. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90<br />
Analysis 5.6. Comparison 5 acupuncture versus placebo or sham intervention (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 6 Sick<br />
leave (higher values mean worse). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90<br />
Analysis 5.7. Comparison 5 acupuncture versus placebo or sham intervention (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 7 Well<br />
being (SF-36). (Higher values are better). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91<br />
Analysis 5.8. Comparison 5 acupuncture versus placebo or sham intervention (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 8 Side<br />
effects / Complications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91<br />
Analysis 5.12. Comparison 5 acupuncture versus placebo or sham intervention (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 12<br />
<strong>pain</strong>: difference between within group changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94<br />
Analysis 5.13. Comparison 5 acupuncture versus placebo or sham intervention (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 13<br />
function: difference between within group changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94<br />
Analysis 5.14. Comparison 5 acupuncture versus placebo or sham intervention (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 14<br />
Pain: percentage of patients with >50% <strong>pain</strong> reduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95<br />
Analysis 5.15. Comparison 5 acupuncture versus placebo or sham intervention (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 15<br />
spine range of motion: difference between within group changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95<br />
Analysis 6.1. Comparison 6 acupuncture versus other intervention. (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 1 <strong>pain</strong> (<strong>low</strong>er<br />
values are better). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96<br />
Analysis 6.2. Comparison 6 acupuncture versus other intervention. (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 2 <strong>back</strong> specific<br />
functional status (<strong>low</strong>er scores mean better). Ex: RDQ, Oswestry <strong>and</strong> Aberdeen. . . . . . . . . . . . 97<br />
Analysis 6.3. Comparison 6 acupuncture versus other intervention. (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 3 return to work<br />
(higher values mean better). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97<br />
Analysis 6.4. Comparison 6 acupuncture versus other intervention. (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 4 Side effects /<br />
Complications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98<br />
Analysis 6.7. Comparison 6 acupuncture versus other intervention. (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 7 <strong>pain</strong>: difference<br />
between within group changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100<br />
Analysis 7.1. Comparison 7 acupuncture versus acupuncture. (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 1 <strong>pain</strong> (<strong>low</strong>er values<br />
mean better). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100<br />
Analysis 7.2. Comparison 7 acupuncture versus acupuncture. (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 2 Improvement<br />
(higher values are better). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101<br />
Analysis 8.1. Comparison 8 <strong>dry</strong>-<strong>needling</strong> versus other intervention ((Sub)acute LBP < 3 months), Outcome 1 global<br />
measure (higher values are better). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102<br />
Analysis 8.2. Comparison 8 <strong>dry</strong>-<strong>needling</strong> versus other intervention ((Sub)acute LBP < 3 months), Outcome 2 Side effects /<br />
Complications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102<br />
Analysis 9.1. Comparison 9 acupuncture versus placebo or sham intervention (unknown / mixed duration of <strong>low</strong> <strong>back</strong><br />
<strong>pain</strong>), Outcome 1 <strong>pain</strong> (VAS): <strong>low</strong>er values are better. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103<br />
Analysis 9.2. Comparison 9 acupuncture versus placebo or sham intervention (unknown / mixed duration of <strong>low</strong> <strong>back</strong><br />
<strong>pain</strong>), Outcome 2 global measure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103<br />
Analysis 10.1. Comparison 10 acupuncture versus other intervention (unknown / mixed duration of <strong>low</strong> <strong>back</strong> <strong>pain</strong>),<br />
Outcome 1 <strong>pain</strong> score (<strong>low</strong>er values mean better). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104<br />
Analysis 10.2. Comparison 10 acupuncture versus other intervention (unknown / mixed duration of <strong>low</strong> <strong>back</strong> <strong>pain</strong>),<br />
Outcome 2 <strong>pain</strong> recovery: higher values are better. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104<br />
Analysis 10.3. Comparison 10 acupuncture versus other intervention (unknown / mixed duration of <strong>low</strong> <strong>back</strong> <strong>pain</strong>),<br />
Outcome 3 global measure (higher values are better). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105<br />
Analysis 10.4. Comparison 10 acupuncture versus other intervention (unknown / mixed duration of <strong>low</strong> <strong>back</strong> <strong>pain</strong>),<br />
Outcome 4 <strong>back</strong> specific functional status (higher scores are better). Ex: Japan Orthopedic Association Score.. 105<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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