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Evidence-based studies and clinical research on acupuncture efficacy

Case StudyBack Pain

Surgical Decompression in a 32-Year-Old Man with Chronic Onset of Thoracic Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma: A Case Report.

A 32-year-old man with spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma experienced worsening symptoms during two months of acupunct…

The American journal of ca…Read More →
Research StudyBack Pain

The risk factors of osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture accompanied with thoracolumbar fascial injury: a single-center retrospective study.

Age, bone density, time from symptom onset to diagnosis, and degree of paraspinal muscle fat infiltration are independen…

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Randomized Controlled TrialBack Pain

A cost-utility analysis of pharmacopuncture versus physiotherapy for chronic low back pain: A multicenter, pragmatic randomized controlled trial.

Pharmacopuncture demonstrated superior cost-effectiveness compared to physical therapy for chronic low back pain, with a…

Integrative medicine resea…Read More →
Systematic ReviewBack Pain

Therapeutic Exercise Progression in Patients with Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review.

Exercise programs using predefined progression criteria showed greater short- and medium-term improvements in pain and f…

Journal of pain researchRead More →
Systematic ReviewBack Pain

Overall reporting quality of randomised controlled trials of acupuncture for low back pain reported after 2020: a systematic review.

Recent acupuncture trials for low back pain showed satisfactory reporting of treatment details but poor reporting of met…

BMJ openRead More →
Research StudyBack Pain

Update on Non-surgical Treatments for Lumbar Pain.

Acupuncture is recognized as an effective interventional treatment for low back pain that works through peripheral and c…

Revista brasileira de orto…Read More →
Research StudyBack Pain

[Update on Non-surgical Treatments for Lumbar Pain].

Acupuncture promotes peripheral and central neuromodulation and should be integrated into multimodal treatment protocols…

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Research StudyBack Pain

Acute Low Back Pain: Diagnosis and Management.

Acupuncture is recommended as a first-line nonpharmacologic treatment for nonspecific acute low back pain, alongside mai…

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Research StudyBack Pain

Massage and electroacupuncture as a combined method versus epidural analgesia for chronic low back pain management.

Massage combined with electroacupuncture provided statistically significant superior pain relief compared to epidural an…

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Randomized Controlled TrialBack Pain

Novel avatar-based video-guided acupuncture imagery treatment for chronic low back pain: a randomised controlled trial in the USA.

Both avatar-guided acupuncture imagery and touch imagery treatments significantly reduced chronic low back pain botherso…

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Research StudyBack Pain

Primary care barriers and facilitators to nonpharmacologic treatments for low back pain: A qualitative pilot study.

Primary care providers identified cost, limited community connections with nonpharmacologic treatment providers, and pro…

PM & R : the journal o…Read More →
Randomized Controlled TrialBack Pain

Invasive laser acupuncture vs. electroacupuncture for non-specific chronic low back pain: protocol for a randomized clinical trial.

This study protocol aims to determine whether 650 nm invasive laser acupuncture is as effective as electroacupuncture fo…

Frontiers in medicineRead More →

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