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Comparison of Needle-Warming Moxibustion and Other Physical Therapies for Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Meta-analysis

Year: 2022

Type: review

Study designs: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis

Abstract: Background. Needle-warming moxibustion (NWM) demonstrates a controversial effect on lumbar disc herniation (LDH). This study is aimed at comparing the efficacy of NWM and conventional acupuncture or other physical therapies on LDH through a meta-analysis. Methods. Potentially eligible literatures were retrieved and screened from electronic databases. The subject of the literature was a comparison of NWM and conventional acupuncture or other physical therapies for LDH. The methodological quality was evaluated by the Jadad scale. The chi-square test was used for the heterogeneity test. Subgroup analysis was used to explore the source of heterogeneity. Risk ratio (RR) or mean difference (MD) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to describe the effect size. The publication bias was evaluated by Egger’s test. Results. The effective rate of NWM in the treatment of LDH was significantly higher than that of conventional acupuncture ( RR = 1.27 , 95 % CI 1.18 , 1.36 , P < 0.00001 ) and lumbar traction ( RR = 1.12 , 95 % CI 1.06 , 1.18 , P < 0.0001 ) There was no significant difference in the effective rate between NWM and electric acupuncture for LDH ( RR = 1.06 , 95 % CI 0.98 , 1.14 , P = 0.17 ). VAS of LDH patients treated with NWM was lower than conventional acupuncture ( MD = − 1.51 , 95 % CI − 1.70 , − 1.31 , P < 0.00001 ) and lumbar traction ( MD = − 2.64 , 95 % CI − 2.79 , − 2.49 , P < 0.00001 ) but statistically insignificant with electric acupuncture ( MD = − 0.31 , 95 % CI − 0.72 , 0.09 , P = 0.13 ). JOA scores of LDH patients treated with NWM were higher than those with conventional acupuncture ( MD = 2.24 , 95 % CI 1.04 , 3.45 , P = 0.0003 ) and lumbar traction ( MD = 10.76 , 95 % CI 10.45 , 11.07 , P < 0.00001 ) but statistically insignificant with electric acupuncture (

Source: Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine

DOI: 10.1155/2022/2986223

Authors: Juan Wang, Chongnan Liang, Fanguang Zeng, Liang Fan, Jingqing Zhuang

Language: English

Topic: Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies

Subfield: Complementary and alternative medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,550

OpenAlex ID: W4288447401