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Randomized Controlled TrialBack Pain

Efficacy of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on early mobilisation in patients undergoing unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

This is a study protocol describing a planned randomized controlled trial; no results are yet available regarding TEAS e…

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Randomized Controlled TrialBack Pain

The Effect of Comprehensive and Integrative Medical Services on Patients with Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis who received acupuncture, cupping, and manual therapy alongside standa…

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Auricular point acupressure for older adults with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.

Auricular point acupressure reduced chronic low back pain by 1.73 points and improved function in older adults, with eff…

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Baseline sample characteristics for the BackInAction pragmatic trial of acupuncture for chronic low back pain in older adults.

Federally qualified health centers enrolled younger, more diverse, and socioeconomically disadvantaged older adults with…

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Auricular acupuncture associated with low-frequency laser in chronic low back pain: A randomized clinical trial.

Auricular acupuncture combined with low-frequency laser therapy significantly reduced pain intensity and improved physic…

Journal of bodywork and mo…Read More →
Randomized Controlled TrialBack Pain

[Acupuncture with yin-yang regulation method for chronic low back pain in elderly patients with lumbar disc herniation: a randomized controlled Trial].

Yin-yang regulation acupuncture achieved a 93.5% effectiveness rate compared to 79% with local acupuncture, with signifi…

Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chines…Read More →
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Recruitment and Retention for an Acupuncture Trial in an Underrepresented 65 and Older Population With Chronic Low Back Pain.

An FQHC successfully recruited 123 diverse older adults (39% Hispanic, 35.6% Black) with chronic low back pain into an a…

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Randomized Controlled TrialBack Pain

Effects of time-dependent acupuncture on back muscle endurance in women with chronic nonspecific low back pain: A randomized crossover trial.

Real acupuncture significantly improved lumbar extensor muscle endurance and reduced blood lactate and ammonia levels in…

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Non-pharmacological and non-surgical treatments for low back pain in adults: an overview of Cochrane reviews.

Acupuncture probably provides a small improvement in function compared to sham acupuncture and a medium reduction in pai…

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Randomized Controlled TrialBack Pain

Sensitized-points acupuncture versus routine integrative acupuncture for chronic low back pain: A randomized-controlled feasibility study.

Both sensitized-points acupuncture and routine integrative acupuncture demonstrated high feasibility, safety, and prelim…

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Randomized Controlled TrialBack Pain

Acupuncture combined with Chinese herbal medicine for discogenic low back pain: protocol for a multicentre, randomised controlled trial.

This is a protocol for a 388-patient trial testing whether combining acupuncture with Chinese herbal medicine is more ef…

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Randomized Controlled TrialBack Pain

The implementation of a pain navigator program in the department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) health care systems: a cluster randomized pragmatic clinical trial.

A telehealth pain navigator program successfully implemented non-pharmacologic care access including acupuncture for vet…

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