Complementary therapies in medicine
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Complement Ther Med · Oct 2009
Review Meta AnalysisAcupuncture for spinal cord injury survivors in Chinese literature: a systematic review.
To systematically review Chinese literature on the effectiveness of acupuncture for treating patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). ⋯ Based on 7 RCTs done in China, the effectiveness of acupuncture for functional recovery and bladder dysfunction in SCI is suggestive. With the methodological quality of the included studies on functional recovery and the small number of studies on bladder dysfunction taken into consideration, further rigorous studies prove needed.
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Complement Ther Med · Oct 2009
Review Meta AnalysisAcupuncture for spinal cord injury survivors in Chinese literature: a systematic review.
To systematically review Chinese literature on the effectiveness of acupuncture for treating patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). ⋯ Based on 7 RCTs done in China, the effectiveness of acupuncture for functional recovery and bladder dysfunction in SCI is suggestive. With the methodological quality of the included studies on functional recovery and the small number of studies on bladder dysfunction taken into consideration, further rigorous studies prove needed.