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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Inoue 2000<br />
(Continued)<br />
Notes<br />
Language: Japanese<br />
Publication: abstract<br />
We obtained additional in<strong>for</strong>mation from authors.<br />
For results, see the comparisons:<br />
9.1<br />
Conclusion: “There was no difference between real <strong>needling</strong> <strong>and</strong> sham <strong>needling</strong>”<br />
Inoue 2001<br />
Methods<br />
Participants<br />
Interventions<br />
Outcomes<br />
Notes<br />
-R<strong>and</strong>omized (computer generated numbers). Allocation was done by a centralized office using the Internet.<br />
-Patients <strong>and</strong> outcome assessors were blinded.<br />
-Funding: Not reported<br />
-Setting: University hospital in Kyoto, Japan.<br />
-Written in<strong>for</strong>med consent was obtained.<br />
-The Ethics Committee approved this study.<br />
-Fol<strong>low</strong>-up: All 21 patients were fol<strong>low</strong>ed (100%)<br />
-Analysis: Mann-Whitney’s U test was used <strong>for</strong> between group analysis<br />
21 patients with <strong>low</strong>-<strong>back</strong> <strong>pain</strong> of unknown duration who attended the outpatient acupuncture clinic were included<br />
Excluded: (1) neurological findings, <strong>pain</strong> or numbness in <strong>low</strong>er extremity; (2) malignancy, (3) infection or inflammatory<br />
disease; (4) fracture; (5) lumbago due to urological problem, gynaecological problem, digestive problem or<br />
cardio-vascular problem; (6) patients who can not stop other conflicting or ongoing treatments; (7) problem of<br />
general condition; (8) dementia; (9) pregnancy<br />
Mean age: 55.1 years old<br />
Gender: no in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
Working status: no in<strong>for</strong>mation<br />
Previous treatments: no in<strong>for</strong>mation.<br />
1) Real acupuncture: One <strong>needling</strong> point was chosen from lumbar area: most <strong>pain</strong>ful locus was detected. Needles<br />
were inserted <strong>and</strong> sparrow-picking technique was per<strong>for</strong>med <strong>for</strong> 20 seconds. One session.<br />
R<strong>and</strong>omized to this group: 10<br />
Experience: not reported<br />
2) Sham acupuncture: One <strong>needling</strong> point was chosen from lumbar area: most <strong>pain</strong>ful locus was detected, same as<br />
real acupuncture group. Acupuncturist mimicked needle insertion: tapped head of needle guide tube, then gesture<br />
of <strong>needling</strong> was per<strong>for</strong>med <strong>for</strong> 20 seconds. One session.<br />
R<strong>and</strong>omized to this group: 11<br />
1) Pain: visual analog scale (VAS) at the most restricted action immediately after the single session<br />
Costs: not reported<br />
Complications: not reported<br />
Language: Japanese<br />
Publication: abstract<br />
We obtained additional in<strong>for</strong>mation from authors.<br />
For results, see the comparisons:<br />
9.1<br />
Conclusion: “Real <strong>needling</strong> is superior to sham <strong>needling</strong>”.<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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