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

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Comparison 10.<br />

acupuncture versus other intervention (unknown / mixed duration of <strong>low</strong> <strong>back</strong> <strong>pain</strong>)<br />

Outcome or subgroup title<br />

No. of<br />

studies<br />

No. of<br />

participants Statistical method Effect size<br />

1 <strong>pain</strong> score (<strong>low</strong>er values mean 2 Mean Difference (IV, R<strong>and</strong>om, 95% CI) Totals not selected<br />

better)<br />

1.1 Immediately after the end 2 Mean Difference (IV, R<strong>and</strong>om, 95% CI) Not estimable<br />

of the sessions<br />

2 <strong>pain</strong> recovery: higher values are 1 Std. Mean Difference (IV, R<strong>and</strong>om, 95% CI) Totals not selected<br />

better<br />

2.1 Immediately after the end 1 Std. Mean Difference (IV, R<strong>and</strong>om, 95% CI) Not estimable<br />

of the sessions<br />

3 global measure (higher values are 1 Risk Ratio (M-H, R<strong>and</strong>om, 95% CI) Totals not selected<br />

better)<br />

3.1 Immediately after the end 1 Risk Ratio (M-H, R<strong>and</strong>om, 95% CI) Not estimable<br />

of the sessions<br />

4 <strong>back</strong> specific functional status 2 Mean Difference (IV, R<strong>and</strong>om, 95% CI) Totals not selected<br />

(higher scores are better). Ex:<br />

Japan Orthopedic Association<br />

Score.<br />

4.1 Immediately after the end 2 Mean Difference (IV, R<strong>and</strong>om, 95% CI) Not estimable<br />

of the sessions<br />

5 Side effects / Complications 1 Risk Difference (M-H, R<strong>and</strong>om, 95% CI) Totals not selected<br />

5.1 Immediately after the end<br />

of the sessions<br />

1 Risk Difference (M-H, R<strong>and</strong>om, 95% CI) Not estimable<br />

Comparison 11.<br />

acupuncture versus acupuncture. (unknown / mixed duration of <strong>low</strong> <strong>back</strong> <strong>pain</strong>)<br />

Outcome or subgroup title<br />

No. of<br />

studies<br />

No. of<br />

participants Statistical method Effect size<br />

1 <strong>pain</strong> (<strong>low</strong>er values are better) 1 Mean Difference (IV, R<strong>and</strong>om, 95% CI) Totals not selected<br />

1.1 Short term (immediately 1 Mean Difference (IV, R<strong>and</strong>om, 95% CI) Not estimable<br />

after end of sessions)<br />

2 <strong>pain</strong> recovery (higher values are 1 Mean Difference (IV, R<strong>and</strong>om, 95% CI) Totals not selected<br />

better)<br />

2.1 Immediately after the end 1 Mean Difference (IV, R<strong>and</strong>om, 95% CI) Not estimable<br />

of the sessions<br />

3 global measure (higher values are 1 Risk Ratio (M-H, R<strong>and</strong>om, 95% CI) Totals not selected<br />

better)<br />

3.1 Short-term fol<strong>low</strong>-up (up 1 Risk Ratio (M-H, R<strong>and</strong>om, 95% CI) Not estimable<br />

to 3 months after the end of<br />

the sessions)<br />

4 functional status (higher values 1 Mean Difference (IV, R<strong>and</strong>om, 95% CI) Totals not selected<br />

are better)<br />

4.1 Immediately after the end<br />

of the sessions<br />

1 Mean Difference (IV, R<strong>and</strong>om, 95% CI) Not estimable<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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