• Zhongguo Zhen Jiu · Mar 2007

    [Analysis on literatures about clinical treatment of low back pain with acupuncture and moxibustion published in the periodicals included by SCI in recent 5 years].

    • Chui-gang Jiang.
    • The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China. Jiangchuigang@126.com
    • Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2007 Mar 1;27(3):225-8.

    ObjectiveTo explore the development state of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy in the world.MethodsRetrieve and analyze the literatures about clinically treating low back pain with acupuncture and moxibustion published at periodicals included by SCI in recent 5 years in Pubmed.ResultsNineteen concerned literatures were retrieved. Authors of the literatures come from USA, Germany, Hong Kong of China, UK (including Northern Ireland) , Austria, Sweden and Italy. The literatures were published at Altern Ther Health Med, Am J Phys Med Rehabil, Anesth Analg, Arch Intern Med, Forsch Komplementärmed Klass Naturheilkd, Health Technol Assess, Rheumatology (Oxford), South Med J, Spine, Complment Ther Med, Pain. Three researches show that efficacy of acupuncture is uncertain. Other researches support the efficacy of acupuncture. The researches on treating low back pain with acupuncture and moxibustion are still mainly about efficacy of the acupuncture and moxibustion therapy.ConclusionThe acupuncture and moxibustion therapy is still in the process of gradually admitted by international medicine.

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