Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To provide high-quality evidence for extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) for low back pain (LBP).

Methods

A computerized search screened trials of ESWT for LBP, and the time range was from the establishment of databases to August 2023, including CNKI, CBMdisc, Wanfang Data, VIP, PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane databases. The outcomes were extracted, including patients' pain, physical and psychological conditions, and adverse reactions. Meta-analysis was completed using Revman 5.4 and Stata 15 software, and GRADEpro software quantitated rate the evidence and assigned a recommendation strength.

Results

This meta-analysis included 22 studies involving 1749 patients. After treatment, patients in the ESWT group had lower scores in the visual an

SUBMITTER: Wu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10754595 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature