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Japanese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Online) |
2010; 1: 37-44 |
A systematic review of acupuncture for chronic low-back pain |
Andrea D. Furlan |
Institute for Work & Health, University of Toronto, Canada Editorial Board, Cochrane Back Review Group |
Table 1. Is acupuncture better than no treatment (waiting list) for chronic low- back pain? |
There is ア㍊oderate gradeア・evidence of a large effect size in favour of acupuncture compared to no treatment immediately after the end of the sessions for pain reduction. These benefits are still maintained at the short and intermediate term follow-ups, but the effect sizes are medium and the grade of the evidence is ア㌫owア・ |