Electroacupuncture at Traditional Acupoints or Myofascial Trigger Points for Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: High or Alternated Frequency? A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic nonspecific low back pain (cNLBP) can be effectively treated by electroacupuncture (EA) at traditional acupoints (TAPs) and myofascial trigger points (MTrPs). However, the optimal type and frequency of stimulation (alternated frequency [AF] and high frequency [HF]) remain unclear. This study aimed to explore this.

Methods

A double-blinded randomized controlled trial was conducted with four treatment groups: EA using AF at MTrPs (MTP-AF group), HF at MTrPs (MTP-HF group), AF at TAPs (TAP-AF group), and HF at TAPs (TAP-HF), each with 40 middle-aged cNLBP patients. The AF was 2/100 Hz and HF was 100 Hz. Pain-visual analog scale (pain-VAS), paracetamol requirement, Oswestry disability index (ODI) score, global improvement, and adverse effects (AEs) were monito

SUBMITTER: Ngo OTK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11683388 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature