Pain is a kind of complex physiological and psychological symptom, which makes the
person debilitated and uncomfortable. Some persistent pain is unbearable for the patients …

Purpose Evaluate benefits and harms of needling therapies (NT) for chronic primary low
back pain (CPLBP) in adults to inform a World Health Organization (WHO) standard clinical …

Background context Currently, there are no published studies that compare
nonpharmacological, pharmacological and invasive treatments for chronic low back pain in …

Objective This study aims to improve the reporting quality of randomized controlled trials
(RCTs) by evaluating RCTs of acupuncture for low back pain (LBP) based on the CONSORT …

Chronic pain is a debilitating condition that affects many individuals throughout their daily
lives. While it is common to treat chronic pain with pharmaceutical treatments, an approach …

Background and purpose: Although several studies have reported that thread embedding
acupuncture (TEA) is effective for lumbar herniated intervertebral disc (LHIVD), the evidence …

Aims: To evaluate the effects of the use of acupuncture as a treatment of chronic low back
pain. Methodology: This study follows the integrative methodology of literature review …

Background: Thread embedding acupuncture (TEA) is a widely used clinical procedure for
the treatment of musculoskeletal pain. However, few clinical studies have been conducted …

Objective: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) imposes considerable financial and social burden
with poor response to medical and surgical treatments. Alternatively, acupuncture and …

Purpose This study aims to determine the feasibility of thread-embedding acupuncture (TEA)
for the treatment of shoulder instability. Patients and Methods This is a patient-assessor …