Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Acupressure on Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Acupressure on Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Objectives. To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupressure on low back pain (LBP). Methods. We searched 7 electronic databases and 2 trial registries through December 28, 2020. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of acupressure on LBP were considered for meta-analysis with Revman 5.3 and St...

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Veröffentlicht in:Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine 2021, Vol.2021, p.8862399-15
Hauptverfasser: Li, Tao, Li, Xiaohui, Huang, Fan, Tian, Qiang, Fan, Z. Y., Wu, S.
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Sprache:eng
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Acupressure
Acupuncture
Back pain
Bias
Clinical trials
Intervention
Low back pain
Meta-analysis
Performance evaluation
Physical therapy
Response rates
Sensitivity analysis
Shiatsu
Systematic review
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Zusammenfassung:Objectives. To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupressure on low back pain (LBP). Methods. We searched 7 electronic databases and 2 trial registries through December 28, 2020. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of acupressure on LBP were considered for meta-analysis with Revman 5.3 and Stata 15.0 software. Methodological quality was evaluated using the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool. Trial sequential analysis (TSA) was used to quantify the statistical reliability. HETRED analysis and GRADE were used to determine the heterogeneity and quality of the results, respectively. Results. Twenty-three RCTs representing 2400 participants were included. Acupressure was superior to tuina massage on response rate (RR 1.25; 95% CI, 1.16 to 1.35; P
ISSN:1741-427X
1741-4288
DOI:10.1155/2021/8862399