Despite wide use in clinical practice, acupuncture remains a controversial treatment for
chronic pain. Our objective was to update an individual patient data meta-analysis to …

Background Although acupuncture is widely used for chronic pain, there remains
considerable controversy as to its value. We aimed to determine the effect size of …

Background Acupuncture has been applied to relieve low back pain (LBP) in many
countries. However, a bibliometric analysis of the global use of acupuncture for LBP is rare …

Background: Yoga is effective for mild to moderate chronic low back pain (cLBP), but its
comparative effectiveness with physical therapy (PT) is unknown. Moreover, little is known …

Recommendation 1: Clinicians should conduct a focused history and physical examination
to help place patients with low back pain into 1 of 3 broad categories: nonspecific low back …

Although most pain is acute and resolves within a few days or weeks, millions of Americans
have persistent or recurring pain that may become chronic and debilitating. Medications may …

Decision makers in health care are increasingly interested in using high-quality scientific
evidence to support clinical and health policy choices; however, the quality of available …

Background Low‐back pain (LBP) is one of the most common and costly musculoskeletal
problems in modern society. It is experienced by 70% to 80% of adults at some time in their …

Background: Many nonpharmacologic therapies are available for treatment of low back pain.
Purpose: To assess benefits and harms of acupuncture, back schools, psychological …

Massage therapy (MT) is an ancient form of treatment that is now gaining popularity as part
of the complementary and alternative medical therapy movement. A meta-analysis was …