Concepedia

Trigger Point Acupuncture Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain in Elderly Patients – a Blinded Rct

Kazunori Itoh, Yasukazu Katsumi, Hiroshi Kitakoji

Acupuncture in Medicine · 2004 · 160 citations · 15 references

Abstract

These results suggest that deep needling to trigger points may be more effective in the treatment of low back pain in elderly patients than either standard acupuncture therapy, or superficial needling to trigger points.

References

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A Study of the Natural History of Back Pain

Martín Roland, Richard Morris · Spine · 1983 · 3.3K citations

Pain Therapy, Pain Medicine, Anatomy +16

Graphic representation of pain

Jane Scott, E.C. HUSKISSON · Pain · 1976 · 2.7K citations

Pain Therapy, Pain Research, Pain Syndrome +15

Acupuncture

NIN Consensus Development Panel on Acupuncture · JAMA · 1998 · 842 citations

Acupuncture Interventions, Evidence-based Therapy, Pain Disorders +13

Acupuncture treatment of chronic low-back pain – a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled trial with 9-month follow-up

Eric Leibing, U. Leonhardt, Georg Köster et al. · Pain · 2002 · 240 citations

Pain Therapy, Pain Disorders, Pain Medicine +23

Does acupuncture improve the orthopedic management of chronic low back pain – a randomized, blinded, controlled trial with 3 months follow up

Albrecht Molsberger, Jochen Mau, Danuta B. Pawelec et al. · Pain · 2002 · 200 citations

Pain Therapy, Pain Disorders, Pain Medicine +22