Superficial acupuncture in the relief of chronic low back pain.
Year: 1983
Type: article
Study designs: Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Trial
Abstract: A single-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial of superficial acupuncture in the treatment of low back pain was carried out by comparing 8 patients treated by acupuncture with 9 patients treated by placebo. In all five measures of efficacy chosen for study the acupuncture group achieved better responses than the placebo group; four of the five inter-group differences were statistically significant. In addition, an overall mean for all five measures combined showed significant superiority of acupuncture over placebo.
Source: PubMed Central
Authors: A J Macdonald, K D Macrae, B R Master, A P Rubin
Language: English
Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1487422692