Open AccessIs single‐point acupuncture effective in treating acute low back pain?
Author(s) -
Tiwari Sagun,
Sapkota Namrata
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5130
Subject(s) - medicine , acupuncture , acute pain , analgesic , low back pain , adverse effect , acupuncture point , emergency department , back pain , physical therapy , alternative medicine , anesthesia , pathology , psychiatry
Abstract Acupuncture is often used for acute and chronic low back pain; however, its efficacy is controversial, primarily for acute low back pain (ALBP). An acupuncture point, GV‐26, could be used as an analgesic acupoint to treat acute low back pain. Our study suggests that single acupuncture could relieve ALBP within a short time without any adverse events. Acupuncture can be integrated with allopathic (western) medicine and used in the hospital's emergency department to treat acute painful conditions.