Neuroimaging Studies of Acupuncture on Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: This study was conducted in order to investigate the study design and main outcomes of acupuncture neuroimaging studies on low back pain (LBP). Methods: Neuroimaging studies of acupuncture on LBP were collected from three English databases such as PubMed and four Chinese databases such as China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) from inception to December 31, 2020. Study selection, data extraction, and assessment of risk of bias were performed independently by two investigators. The quality of studies was appraised with the Cochrane's risk of bias tools. Information on basic information, methodology, and brain imaging data were extracted. Results: The literature search returned 310 potentially eligible studies and 19 articles met inclusion criteria; 7

SUBMITTER: Wen Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8488100 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature