Effect of Acupuncture on Chronic Pain with Depression: A Systematic Review

2020 Jun 25   Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine   Yan B, Zhu S, Wang Y, Da G, Tian G

Acupuncture has a promising application prospect due to its unique advantages for the treatment of chronic pain with depression comorbidity, which can be used in patients suffering from some certain chronic pain with depression comorbidity with poorer response to the conventional medication or suffering from serious side effects. High-quality RCTs are needed to support the current clinical application of acupuncture for the treatment of chronic pain with depression comorbidity and to broaden the clinical application.