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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain.

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Papers: 12 Dec 2020 - 18 Dec 2020

RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


2020 Dec 11


Cochrane Database Syst Rev


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33306198?dopt=Abstract


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Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain.

Authors

Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain.
Mu J, Furlan AD, Lam W Y, Hsu MY, Ning Z, Lao L
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Dec 11; 12:CD013814.
PMID: 33306198.

Abstract

Chronic nonspecific low back pain (LBP) is very common; it is defined as pain without a recognizable etiology that lasts for more than three months. Some clinical practice guidelines suggest that acupuncture can offer an effective alternative therapy. This review is a split from an earlier Cochrane review and it focuses on chronic LBP.
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