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 5.9.<br />
<strong>pain</strong> (percent of baseline values)<br />
Comparison 5 acupuncture versus placebo or sham intervention (Chronic LBP: > 3 months),<br />
Outcome 9 <strong>pain</strong> (percent of baseline values).<br />
Study Group Fol<strong>low</strong>-up Number of patients<br />
Percent of baseline<br />
St<strong>and</strong>ard Deviation<br />
p value<br />
Short-term fol<strong>low</strong>-up (up to 3 months after the end of the sessions)<br />
Carlsson (even) <strong>Acupuncture</strong> 1 month 34 87% 32 0.003<br />
Carlsson (even) Placebo 1 month 16 123% 46<br />
Carlsson (morn) <strong>Acupuncture</strong> 1 month 34 88% 32 0.000<br />
Carlsson (morn) Placebo 1 month 16 138% 40<br />
Intermediate-term fol<strong>low</strong>-up (3 months to 1 year)<br />
Carlsson (even) <strong>Acupuncture</strong> 3 months 23 75% 34 0.007<br />
Carlsson (even) Placebo 3 months 9 120% 50<br />
Carlsson (morn) <strong>Acupuncture</strong> 3 months 23 76% 37 0.001<br />
Carlsson (morn) Placebo 3 months 9 130% 39<br />
Long-term fol<strong>low</strong>-up (more than 1 year)<br />
Carlsson (even) <strong>Acupuncture</strong> 6 months or<br />
longer<br />
Carlsson (even) Placebo 6 months or<br />
longer<br />
Carlsson (morn) <strong>Acupuncture</strong> 6 months or<br />
longer<br />
Carlsson (morn) Placebo 6 months or<br />
longer<br />
21 69% 31 0.056<br />
6 100% 48<br />
21 76% 33 0.128<br />
6 133% 76<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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