Cochrane · systematic review · CD004870
Acupuncture for neck disorders
Trinh Kien, Graham Nadine, Irnich Dominik, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
Back and NeckAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
11
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 4 · 36.4%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 27.3%Moderate 4 · 36.4%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Comparison
Population: patients with chronic mechanical neck pain (pain for more than 90 days)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity (VAS) short term | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 560 participants | Moderate |
Disability (NPQ) short term | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 290 participants | Low |
Disability (NDI) short term | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 173 participants | Ungraded |
Quality of life (SF‐36) short term | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 178 participants | Low |
Comparison
Population: patients with chronic neck pain (pain for more than 90 days)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity (VAS) short term | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 404 participants | Moderate |
Pain pressure threshold short term | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 132 participants | Ungraded |
Disability (NDI) short term Function (NPQ) short term | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 118 participants | Low |
Quality of life (SF‐36, Functional Component) short term | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 143 participants | Ungraded |
Comparison
Population: patients with chronic neck pain (pain for more than 90 days)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity (VAS) short term | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 30 participants | Moderate |
Disability (neck and pain disability scale) short term | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 3451 participants | Moderate |
Quality of life (SF‐36 mental score) short term | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 3451 participants | Ungraded |