Complementary therapies in clinical practice
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Complement Ther Clin Pract · Feb 2009
Randomized Controlled TrialA pilot study on using acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation to treat chronic non-specific low back pain.
The present study tests whether a combined treatment of acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is more effective than acupuncture or TENS alone for treating chronic low back pain (LBP). ⋯ Combined acupuncture and TENS treatment is effective in pain relief and QOL of low back improvement for the sampled patients suffering from chronic LBP.