Various acupuncture therapies for managing nonspecific low back pain: a network Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the therapeutic effects of nine acupuncture-related therapies (acupuncture, scrapping therapy, catgut embedding, blood-letting, electro-acupuncture, warm acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion, and needle knife) in the treatment of nonspecific low back pain (NLBP), providing evidence-based medical support for clinical treatment.

Methods

Randomized controlled trials evaluating various acupuncture therapies for NLBP were screened from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, Wanfang Database, China Science and Technology Journal Database, PubMed, Web of Science, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, Embase, and the Cochrane Library. Methodological quality was assessed using the Cochrane 5.1.0 risk of bias assessment tool, and the data were analyz

SUBMITTER: Jixing G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12453989 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature