Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Trigger point acupuncture treatment of chronic low back pain in elderly patients--a blinded RCT.
There is some evidence for the efficacy of acupuncture in chronic low back pain, but it remains unclear which acupuncture modes are most effective. Our objective was to evaluate the effects of two different modes of trigger point acupuncture on pain and quality of life in chronic low back pain patients compared to standard acupuncture treatment. ⋯ These results suggest that deep needling to trigger points may be more effective in the treatment of low back pain in elderly patients than either standard acupuncture therapy, or superficial needling to trigger points.