The response ‐time relationship and covariate effects of acupuncture for chronic pain: a systematic review and model‐based longitudinal meta‐analysis

ConclusionThe treatment duration of acupuncture will not be less than 5 weeks. Higher analgesic effect was related to higher baseline pain intensity and pain location of neck, shoulder and knee.

Source: European Journal of Pain - June 12, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Caixia Li, Qi Pei, Yaolong Chen, Xufei Luo, Nan Yang, Thomas T. Li, Junjie Ding, Yingwei Wang Tags: REVIEW ARTICLE Source Type: research