Acupuncture for Acute Postoperative Pain after Back Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Cho YH, Kim CK, Heo KH, Lee MS, Ha IH, Son DW, Choi BK, Song GS, Shin BC · Pain Practice · 2014 April 28
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/papr.12208
Objective
Acupuncture is commonly used as a complimentary treatment for pain management. However, there has been no systematic review summarizing the current evidence concerning the effectiveness of acupuncture for acute postoperative pain after back surgery. This systematic review aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment for acute postoperative pain (≤1 week) after back surgery.
Conclusions
Our systematic review finds encouraging but limited evidence for the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment for acute postoperative pain after back surgery. Further rigorously designed clinical trials are required.
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