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Research StudyBack Pain

Differences in the use of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatments among patients with chronic low back pain between 2017 and 2021: A cross-sectional study of commercial claims.

Higher income and educational attainment were associated with increased use of nonpharmacologic treatments including acu…

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Research StudyBack Pain

Heterogeneity in effectiveness of conservative complementary and alternative medicine treatment for lumbar disc herniation: a latent trajectory analysis.

Approximately 90% of lumbar disc herniation patients showed sustained improvement with complementary medicine treatments…

Pain medicine (Malden, Mas…Read More →
Research StudyBack Pain

Cost-Effectiveness of Acupuncture Needling for Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain.

Enhanced acupuncture with up to 21 sessions was cost-saving (reducing costs by $491 per patient annually) while signific…

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Research StudyBack Pain

Trends in acupuncture billing by a large commercial insurer.

Commercial insurance billing for acupuncture increased from 0.19% of covered lives in 2012 to 0.24% in 2021, with low ba…

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

Acupuncture alleviates the progression of lumbar disc herniation by regulating the autophagy level of nucleus pulposus cells through the SIRT1/Sestrin2 pathway.

Acupuncture alleviates lumbar disc herniation progression by upregulating SIRT1 expression, which stabilizes Sestrin2 an…

Histology and histopatholo…Read More →
Research StudyBack Pain

Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches for Low Back Pain in Veterans: A Narrative Review.

Battlefield acupuncture demonstrated clinically meaningful pain reductions in veterans with chronic low back pain, with …

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Randomized Controlled TrialBack Pain

Intraspinal versus Extraspinal Acupotomy Decompression, or Their Combination, for Lumbar Disc Herniation: Protocol for a Three-Arm, Randomized, Single-Blind Controlled Trial.

This study protocol aims to determine whether a novel intraspinal acupotomy technique targeting meningovertebral ligamen…

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Randomized Controlled TrialBack Pain

Effects of acupuncture and mindfulness-based stress reduction for chronic non-specific low back pain: study protocol for a 2×2 factorial randomised controlled trial.

This is a study protocol for a trial that will determine whether combining acupuncture with mindfulness-based stress red…

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Randomized Controlled TrialBack Pain

Smartphone-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment of Pain in Older Adults Undergoing Auricular Point Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Both targeted and non-targeted auricular point acupressure significantly reduced real-time pain intensity and interferen…

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Meta-AnalysisBack Pain

Comparison of the Efficacy of Different Traditional Chinese Exercises in the Treatment of Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis.

Traditional Chinese exercises combined with conventional therapy, particularly Wuqinxi for pain relief and Liuzijue for …

Journal of pain researchRead More →
Research StudyBack Pain

Quercetin targets the TNF-a/TNF pathway to activate mitochondrial autophagy to improve nucleus pulposus cell function and delay disc degeneration.

Quercetin effectively treats intervertebral disc degeneration by blocking TNF signaling pathways, restoring mitochondria…

Tissue & cellRead More →
Research StudyBack Pain

Recent highlights in low back pain research, Part II: Prevention and management.

Exercise and psychologically informed approaches provide the strongest and most sustained benefits for low back pain, wh…

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