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Acupuncture for Low Back Pain: An Overview of Systematic Reviews

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1ARTICLE ABSTRACTS
Acupuncture for Low Back Pain: An Overview of Systematic Reviews
- Lizhou Liu, Margot Skinner, Suzanne McDonough, Leon Mabire, and
George David Baxter
Objective. As evidence of the effectiveness of acupuncture for low back pain (LBP) is
inconsistent, we aimed to critically appraisethe evidence from relevant systematic reviews.
Methods. Systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) concerningacupuncture and
LBP were searched in seven databases. Internal validity and external validity of systematic
reviews were assessed.Systematic reviews were categorized and high quality reviews assigned
greater weightings. Conclusions were generated from anarrative synthesis of the outcomes of
subgroup comparisons. Results. Sixteen systematic reviews were appraised. Overall,
themethodological quality was low and external validity weak. For acute LBP, evidence that
acupuncture has a more favorable effect than sham acupuncture in relieving pain was
inconsistent; it had a similar effect on improving function. For chronic LBP,evidence
consistently demonstrated that acupuncture provides short-term clinically relevant benefits for
pain relief and functional improvement compared with no treatment or acupuncture plus another
conventional intervention. Conclusion. Systematic reviews of variable quality showed that
acupuncture, either used in isolation or as an adjunct to conventional therapy, provides short-
term improvements in pain and function for chronic LBP. More efforts are needed to improve
both internal and external validity of systematic reviews and RCTs in this area.
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