Effectiveness of Manual and Electrical Acupuncture for Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Josielli Comachio,
Carla C. Oliveira,
Ilton F.R. Silva,
Maurício Oliveira Magalhães,
Amélia Pasqual Marques
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of acupuncture and meridian studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2093-8152
pISSN - 2005-2901
DOI - 10.1016/j.jams.2020.03.064
Subject(s) - acupuncture , medicine , physical therapy , electroacupuncture , randomized controlled trial , low back pain , chronic pain , rating scale , physical medicine and rehabilitation , alternative medicine , surgery , psychology , pathology , developmental psychology
Low back pain is a common condition that can be effectively treated by acupuncture. However, several treatment point prescriptions and further electrical needle stimulation (i.e., local acupoints, distal acupoints, and sensitized acupoints) may be used. There is an implicit yet unexplored assumption about the evidence on manual and electrical stimulation techniques.
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