Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

5 questions · 5 findings · 1 reviews · Back and Neck

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 20%Low 4 · 80%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Pain intensity VAS (0 to 100; 0 = no pain, 100 = worst pain) · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
7 studies · 1403 participants
Low

Back‐specific functional status · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 1481 participants
Very low

QoL · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 1068 participants
Low

Mental health outcomes · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 1068 participants
Low

Adverse events Self‐reported · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain

Acupuncture showed no clear difference in adverse events Self‐reported compared with sham intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.68 [0.46, 1.01]
4 studies · 465 participants
Low