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Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain

Berman, Brian M., Langevin, Helene M., Witt, Claudia M., Dubner, Ronald·2010·New England Journal of Medicine

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A 45-year-old man with a 7-year history of low back pain asks his physician for a referral to a licensed acupuncturist. Acupuncture involves the insertion of fine metallic needles into the body at specific sites. Clinical trials of acupuncture for chronic low back pain have shown higher rates of symptom improvement with either acupuncture or sham acupuncture than with usual care.

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Authors: Berman, B. M., Langevin, H. M., Witt, C. M., & Dubner, R.
Affiliations: University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
ORCID: Berman, Brian M.
Witt, Claudia M.
Venue: New England Journal of Medicine
Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society
Published: 2010-07-29
Volume: 363
Issue: 5
Pages: 454-461
ISSN: 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejmct0806114
OpenAlex: W2152751399
Cited by: 273
References: 68
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 25 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 17 · 2016: 12 · 2015: 18 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 20 · 2012: 20
FWCI: 4.57
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: New England Journal of Medicine (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
Keywords: acupuncture, chronic low back pain, sham acupuncture, acupuncture needles, symptom improvement, usual care comparison
MeSH terms: Contraindications, Chronic Disease, Humans, Intervertebral Disc Displacement, Lumbar Vertebrae, Male, Middle Aged, Acupuncture Therapy, Low Back Pain, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

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