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25 questions · 25 findings · 2 reviews · Back and Neck · Headline outcomes only

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Acupuncture vs sham

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

Acupuncture vs usual care

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

Acupuncture vs usual care

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

Acupuncture vs usual care

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

Acupuncture vs usual care

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

Acupuncture vs usual care

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

Acupuncture vs sham

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

Acupuncture vs sham

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

Acupuncture vs sham

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

Acupuncture vs sham

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

Acupuncture vs no treatment

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
4 studies · 366 participants
Moderate

Acupuncture vs no treatment

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 · 2960 participants
Moderate

Acupuncture vs no treatment

Potential harms ‐ quality of life (QoL) · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Acupuncture vs no treatment

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

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for chronic nonspecific low back pain 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Pain intensity (VAS) short term · patients with chronic mechanical neck pain (pain for more than 90 days)

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for neck disorders 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
8 studies · 560 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Disability (neck and pain disability scale) short term · patients with chronic neck pain (pain for more than 90 days)

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for neck disorders 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 3451 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Quality of life (SF‐36 mental score) short term · patients with chronic neck pain (pain for more than 90 days)

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for neck disorders 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 3451 participants
GRADE not reported

Intervention not reported

Disability (NPQ) short term · patients with chronic mechanical neck pain (pain for more than 90 days)

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for neck disorders 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 290 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Disability (NDI) short term · patients with chronic mechanical neck pain (pain for more than 90 days)

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for neck disorders 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 173 participants
GRADE not reported

Intervention not reported

Quality of life (SF‐36) short term · patients with chronic mechanical neck pain (pain for more than 90 days)

1 finding from 1 review

Acupuncture for neck disorders 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 178 participants
Low