Abstract Background and Objective Contextual effects (eg patient expectations) may play a
role in treatment effectiveness. This study aimed to estimate the magnitude of contextual …

Little is known about the effectiveness of placebo interventions in patients with nonspecific
low back pain (LBP). This systematic review assessed the magnitude of the effects of …

An international panel including patients, clinicians, researchers, acupuncture and surgery
trialists, statisticians, and experts in clinical epidemiology and methodology have developed …

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 …

Objective This study aimed to investigate the effect of auriculotherapy on the intensity of
physical and mood Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms. Design Single-blind …

Objectives Auricular acupuncture (AA) is becoming increasingly common in primary care
clinics, emergency departments and peri-operatively for pain relief. Over the last decade …

Objectives: to describe the scientific evidence on the use of auriculotherapy to reduce
chronic musculoskeletal pain in adults and the elderly. Methods: integrative literature review …

Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of auriculotherapy in reducing chronic
musculoskeletal pain in the spine of health workers. Method: a randomized, triple-blind …

Background and aim Chronic back pain causes physical, functional, and emotional
disabilities. Traditional Chinese Medicine therapies have been shown as interventions to …

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a major problem throughout the world and getting worse
because of population increase and aging. The cost of treatment increases as the …