Acupuncture for acute low back pain: A systematic review

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 172-185

  Lee, Hyangsook ^b   Lee, Jun Hwan ^a   Choi, Tae Young ^c   Lee, Myeong Soo ^c   Lee, Hyejung ^b   Shin, Byung Cheul ^d  

^a Hospital of Korean Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^d Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; acute low back pain; randomized controlled trial; sham acupuncture; systematic review

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; IBUPROFEN; MELOXICAM; NAPROXEN; NIMESULIDE;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADVERSE OUTCOME; BLEEDING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISABILITY; FATIGUE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84872057309     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31824909f9     Document Type: Review

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