Clinical practice guidelines of using acupuncture for low back pain

Publication date: December 2016 Source:World Journal of Acupuncture - Moxibustion, Volume 26, Issue 4 Author(s): Hong ZHAO, Bao-yan LIU, Zhi-shun LIU, Li-min XIE, Yi-gong FANG, Yuan ZHU, Si-nuo LI, Yu-xiu SUN, Ming-juan HAN Based on extensive accumulated evidence and using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system, we have developed clinical practice guidelines for the use of acupuncture to treat low back pain (LBP). In the guidelines, we considered the objective and scope of this guide, the diagnostic criteria and syndrome differentiation standards of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine for LBP, the treatment principles of acupuncture, intervention opportunities for acupuncture, and recommendations for use of different acupuncture therapies for acute/subacute and chronic LBP.
Source: World Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion - Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research