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 4.5. Comparison 4 acupuncture versus no treatment. (Chronic LBP: > 3 months), Outcome 5<br />
functional status (st<strong>and</strong>ardized measures).<br />
<strong>Review</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><br />
Comparison:<br />
4 acupuncture versus no treatment. (Chronic LBP: > 3 months)<br />
Outcome:<br />
5 functional status (st<strong>and</strong>ardized measures)<br />
Study or subgroup <strong>Acupuncture</strong> No treatment Effect size (SE) Effect size Weight Effect size<br />
N N IV,R<strong>and</strong>om,95% CI IV,R<strong>and</strong>om,95% CI<br />
1 Short-term fol<strong>low</strong>-up (up to 3 months after the end of the sessions)<br />
Coan 1980 25 25 0.63 (0.29) 61.9 % 0.63 [ 0.06, 1.20 ]<br />
Thomas 1994 30 10 0.64 (0.37) 38.1 % 0.64 [ -0.09, 1.37 ]<br />
Subtotal (95% CI) 100.0 % 0.63 [ 0.19, 1.08 ]<br />
Heterogeneity: Tau 2 = 0.0; Chi 2 = 0.00, df = 1 (P = 0.98); I 2 =0.0%<br />
Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 2.78 (P = 0.0055)<br />
2 Intermediate-term fol<strong>low</strong>-up (3 months to 1 year)<br />
Thomas 1994 30 10 0.03 (0.37) 100.0 % 0.03 [ -0.70, 0.76 ]<br />
Subtotal (95% CI) 100.0 % 0.03 [ -0.70, 0.76 ]<br />
Heterogeneity: not applicable<br />
Test <strong>for</strong> overall effect: Z = 0.08 (P = 0.94)<br />
-2 -1 0 1 2<br />
Favours no treatment<br />
Favours acupuncture<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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