Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for acute low back pain in emergency department: a pilot cohort study
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine , 08/07/2015
Liu YT, et al.
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common complaints in the emergency department (ED). There are several research articles providing evidence for acupuncture for treating chronic LBP but few about treating acute LBP. This study assessed the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for the treatment of acute LBP in the ED. Acupuncture might provide immediate effect in reducing the pain of acute LBP safely….