Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Effects of trigger point acupuncture on chronic low back pain in elderly patients--a sham-controlled randomised trial.
There is some evidence for the efficacy of acupuncture, but it remains unclear whether trigger point acupuncture is effective. Our objective was to evaluate the effects of trigger point acupuncture on pain and quality of life in chronic low back pain patients compared with sham acupuncture. ⋯ These results suggest that trigger point acupuncture may have greater short term effects on low back pain in elderly patients than sham acupuncture.