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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Yeung 2003<br />
(Continued)<br />
Notes<br />
Language: English<br />
Publication: full paper<br />
No additional in<strong>for</strong>mation from authors<br />
For results, see the comparisons:<br />
12.1<br />
12.7<br />
12.9<br />
Conclusions: “Significantly better scores in the NRS <strong>and</strong> Aberdeen LBP scale were found in the exercise plus EA<br />
group immediately after treatment, at 1-month fol<strong>low</strong>-up <strong>and</strong> at 3-month fol<strong>low</strong>-up”<br />
Key:<br />
CAM = complementary <strong>and</strong> alternative medicine<br />
ADL = activities of daily living<br />
WLC = waiting list control<br />
Characteristics of excluded studies [ordered by study ID]<br />
Study<br />
Cai 1996<br />
Duplan 1983<br />
Fox 1976<br />
Franke 2000<br />
Fujinuki 1989<br />
Galacchi 1981<br />
Gallacchi 1983<br />
Ghia 1976<br />
Hackett 1988<br />
Ishimaru 1993<br />
Junnila 1982<br />
Kinoshita 1965<br />
Kinoshita 1971<br />
Reason <strong>for</strong> exclusion<br />
Sciatica<br />
Acute sciatica of disc origin.<br />
Not r<strong>and</strong>omised<br />
<strong>Acupuncture</strong> treatment did not involve <strong>needling</strong>.<br />
Lumbar spinal canal stenosis<br />
Percentage of <strong>low</strong>-<strong>back</strong> <strong>pain</strong> unknown<br />
Percentage of <strong>low</strong>-<strong>back</strong> <strong>pain</strong> unknown<br />
Specific causes of <strong>low</strong>-<strong>back</strong> <strong>pain</strong><br />
<strong>Acupuncture</strong> treatment did not involve <strong>needling</strong>.<br />
Not r<strong>and</strong>omised<br />
No <strong>back</strong> <strong>pain</strong><br />
Sciatica<br />
Sciatica<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 />
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