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Meta-AnalysisBack Pain

Vibration therapy to improve pain and function in patients with chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Vibration therapy significantly reduced pain intensity and improved function in chronic low back pain patients, with who…

Journal of orthopaedic sur…Read More →
Research StudyBack Pain

Effects of lumbar-pelvic training combined with electroacupuncture on chronic nonspecific low back pain.

Combined lumbar-pelvic training and electroacupuncture achieved 93.33% overall efficacy for chronic nonspecific low back…

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Randomized Controlled TrialBack Pain

Effect of trigger point acupuncture on pain and functional activity in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: a randomised controlled trial.

Trigger point acupuncture significantly reduced pain and disability in chronic non-specific low back pain patients at 4 …

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Research StudyBack Pain

Deficits in the Star Excursion Balance Test and Golf Performance in Elite Golfers with Chronic Low Back Pain.

Elite golfers with chronic low back pain demonstrated significant deficits in dynamic balance control on the Star Excurs…

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Research StudyBack Pain

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment and Sports Rehabilitation of Sports Dance Athlete's Waist Injury.

Combined traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine treatment achieved a 95% effectiveness rate for sports-relate…

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Research StudyBack Pain

Clinimetric analysis of the numeric pain rating scale, Oswestry disability index, and the Roland-Morris disability questionnaire in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis treated with conservative interventions.

For lumbar spinal stenosis patients receiving conservative treatment, clinically meaningful improvement requires at leas…

Journal of clinical neuros…Read More →
Research StudyBack Pain

Types and Doses of Pharmacopuncture for Lumbar Disc Herniation: a scoping review of clinical studies.

Bee venom was the most studied pharmacopuncture substance for lumbar disc herniation (34 studies), but significant varia…

Journal of pharmacopunctur…Read More →
Randomized Controlled TrialBack Pain

Non-Pharmacological and Pharmacological Treatments for Non-Acute Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Protocol for a Multicenter Pragmatic Trial.

This is the first large-scale randomized trial comparing acupuncture and spinal manipulation against pharmacological int…

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Case StudyBack Pain

Case Report: Long-term improvement after acupotomy in advanced ankylosing spondylitis with sacroiliac joint fusion.

Acupotomy reduced pain from 7 to 2 and improved functional scores (BASDAI 3.7 to 1.3, BASFI 4.0 to 1.0) with sustained b…

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Research StudyBack Pain

[Mechanism of acupuncture for chronic blunt injury of lumbar muscle based on IGF-1/PI3K/AKT pathway].

Acupuncture at BL40 improved chronic lumbar muscle injury outcomes by activating the IGF-1/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, s…

Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chines…Read More →
Research StudyBack Pain

[Study on distribution characteristics of pressure-sensitive points on body surface around acupoints in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain based on Euclidean distance].

Pressure-sensitive points around Shenshu (BL23) and Dachangshu (BL25) showed statistically significant correlation with …

Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chines…Read More →
Research StudyBack Pain

Hydrogel-Based Biomaterials in Spinal Repair: Evaluating Mechanisms for IVDD, SCI, and Dural Regeneration.

Hydrogel biomaterials show promise for spinal repair through their ability to mimic native extracellular matrix, deliver…

Journal of multidisciplina…Read More →

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