The Immediate Analgesic Effect of Acupuncture for Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Joint Authors
Ke, Cheng
Sheng, Liu
Shen, Xue-yong
Xiang, Anfeng
Xu, Ping
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-10-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Although acupuncture is gaining popularity for the treatment of nonspecific pain, the immediate analgesic effect of acupuncture has never been reviewed.
We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on disease-related pain to critically evaluate the immediate effect of acupuncture for pain relief.
The PubMed and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases as well as three Chinese databases including the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang, and VIP platforms were searched through November 2016.
The outcome was the extent of pain relief from baseline within 30 min of the first acupuncture treatment.
We evaluated all RCTs comparing acupuncture with other interventions for disease-related pain.
Real acupuncture showed statistically significantly greater pain relief effect compared to sham acupuncture (SMD, −0.56; 95% confidence interval [CI], −1.00 to −0.12; 9 RCTs) and analgesic injection (SMD, −1.33; 95% CI, −1.94 to −0.72; 3 RCTs).
No serious adverse events were documented.
Acupuncture was associated with a greater immediate pain relief effect compared to sham acupuncture and analgesic injections.
Further RCTs with stricter design and methodologies are warranted to evaluate the immediate pain relief effect of acupuncture for more disease-related pain.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Xiang, Anfeng& Ke, Cheng& Shen, Xue-yong& Xu, Ping& Sheng, Liu. 2017. The Immediate Analgesic Effect of Acupuncture for Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153585
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Xiang, Anfeng…[et al.]. The Immediate Analgesic Effect of Acupuncture for Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153585
American Medical Association (AMA)
Xiang, Anfeng& Ke, Cheng& Shen, Xue-yong& Xu, Ping& Sheng, Liu. The Immediate Analgesic Effect of Acupuncture for Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153585
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1153585