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 0 · 0%Low 3 · 60%Moderate 2 · 40%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
5 studies · 1054 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 · 1381 participants
Low

Physical quality of life · 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
1 study · 731 participants
Moderate

QoL: mental health SF‐12 (0 to 100; 0 = poor QoL, 100 = high 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
1 study · 731 participants
Moderate

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

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

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.34 [0.36, 30.68]
1 study · 74 participants
Low