Clinical practice guidelines of using acupuncture for low back pain

Based on extensive accumulated evidence and using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system, we have developed clinical practice guidelines for the use of acupuncture to treat low back pain (LBP). In the guidelines, we considered the objective and scope of...

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Published inWorld journal of acupuncture-moxibustion Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 1 - 13
Main Authors ZHAO, Hong, LIU, Bao-yan, LIU, Zhi-shun, XIE, Li-min, FANG, Yi-gong, ZHU, Yuan, LI, Si-nuo, SUN, Yu-xiu, HAN, Ming-juan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.12.2016
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acupuncture and moxibustion
clinical practice guideline
low back pain
clinical practice guideline
low back pain
acupuncture and moxibustion
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Summary:Based on extensive accumulated evidence and using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system, we have developed clinical practice guidelines for the use of acupuncture to treat low back pain (LBP). In the guidelines, we considered the objective and scope of this guide, the diagnostic criteria and syndrome differentiation standards of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine for LBP, the treatment principles of acupuncture, intervention opportunities for acupuncture, and recommendations for use of different acupuncture therapies for acute/subacute and chronic LBP.
ISSN:1003-5257
DOI:10.1016/S1003-5257(17)30016-8