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Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture for Acute Low Back Pain in Emergency Department: A Pilot Cohort Study
Joint Authors
Lo, Lun-Chien
Liu, Yen-Ting
Chiu, Chih-Wen
Chang, Chin-Fu
Lee, Tsung-Chieh
Chen, Chia-Yun
Chang, Shun-Chang
Lee, Chia-Ying
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common complaints in the emergency department (ED).
There are several research articles providing evidence for acupuncture for treating chronic LBP but few about treating acute LBP.
This study assessed the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for the treatment of acute LBP in the ED.
Materials and methods.
A clinical pilot cohort study was conducted.
60 participants, recruited in the ED, were divided into experimental and control groups with 1 dropout during the study.
Life-threatening conditions or severe neurological defects were excluded.
The experimental group ( n = 45 ) received a series of fixed points of acupuncture.
The control group ( n = 14 ) received sham acupuncture by pasting seed-patches near acupoints.
Back pain was measured using the visual analog scale (VAS) at three time points: baseline and immediately after and 3 days after intervention as the primary outcome.
The secondary outcomes were heart rate variability (HRV) and adverse events.
Results.
The VAS demonstrated a significant decrease ( P value <0.001) for the experimental group after 15 minutes of acupuncture.
The variation in HRV showed no significant difference in either group.
No adverse event was reported.
Conclusion.
Acupuncture might provide immediate effect in reducing the pain of acute LBP safely.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Liu, Yen-Ting& Chiu, Chih-Wen& Chang, Chin-Fu& Lee, Tsung-Chieh& Chen, Chia-Yun& Chang, Shun-Chang…[et al.]. 2015. Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture for Acute Low Back Pain in Emergency Department: A Pilot Cohort Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061211
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Liu, Yen-Ting…[et al.]. Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture for Acute Low Back Pain in Emergency Department: A Pilot Cohort Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061211
American Medical Association (AMA)
Liu, Yen-Ting& Chiu, Chih-Wen& Chang, Chin-Fu& Lee, Tsung-Chieh& Chen, Chia-Yun& Chang, Shun-Chang…[et al.]. Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture for Acute Low Back Pain in Emergency Department: A Pilot Cohort Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1061211
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1061211