A Study for Meta-analysis of the Efficacy of Acupuncture Treatment for Low Back Pain for Oriental Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline
2012, 22(4), pp.91-98
Publisher : The Korean Academy Of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
Research Area : Korean Medicine
Man-Jin Jeong 1 , 권오곤 2 , Chang-Hoon Woo 3 , Hee Duk An 4
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대구한의대학교 한의과대학 한방재활의학과 교실
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대구한의대학교
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대구한의대학교
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대구한의대학교
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Objectives :The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of acupuncture treatment for low back pain for oriental medicine clinical practice guideline. Methods :Five studies were selected from research information service system(RISS), Koreanstudies information service system(KISS), national discovery or science leaders(NDSL), and oriental medicine advance searching integrated system(OASIS) database. They were analyzed by meta-analysis method. The selected studies contained only acupuncture treatment for low back pain and used a reported statistical value for VAS(visual analogue scale) to measure the size of effects. Results :Normal model mean effect size was 1.7337(test for homogeneity Q value was 53.1184>9.49). Random effect model mean effect size was 1.5908(test for homogeneity Q value was 5.5159<9.49). Conclusions :Acupuncture treatment for low back pain had large mean effect size. More studies and meta-analysis are needed to oriental medicine clinical practice guideline.
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