scholarly journals The Effect of Trigger Point Acupuncture Treatment on Sport-induced Chronic Low Back Pain-Questionnaire and Acupuncture Treatment for University Students-

2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazunori ITOH ◽  
Tomohiro INOUE ◽  
Yusuke HANEDA ◽  
Hideki OCHI ◽  
Hiroshi KITAKOJI
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
University Students ◽  
Chronic Low Back Pain ◽  
Acupuncture Treatment ◽  
Trigger Point ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Pain Questionnaire

Trigger Point Acupuncture Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain in Elderly Patients – a Blinded Rct

2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 170-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazunori Itoh ◽  
Yasukazu Katsumi ◽  
Hiroshi Kitakoji
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Pain Intensity ◽  
Chronic Low Back Pain ◽  
Acupuncture Treatment ◽  
Trigger Point ◽  
Trigger Points ◽  
Acupuncture Group ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Superficial Needling

Objective There is some evidence for the efficacy of acupuncture in chronic low back pain, but it remains unclear which acupuncture modes are most effective. Our objective was to evaluate the effects of two different modes of trigger point acupuncture on pain and quality of life in chronic low back pain patients compared to standard acupuncture treatment. Methods Thirty five consecutive out-patients (25 women, 10 men; age range: 65–81 years) from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Meiji University of Oriental Medicine, with non-radiating low back pain for at least six months and normal neurological examination, were randomised to one of three groups over 12 weeks. Each group received two phases of acupuncture treatment with an interval between them. Nine patients dropped out during the course of the study. The standard acupuncture group (n=9) received treatment at traditional acupuncture points for low back pain, while the other acupuncture groups received superficial (n=9) or deep (n=9) treatments on trigger points. Outcome measures were VAS pain intensity and Roland Morris Questionnaire. Results After treatment, the group that received deep needling to trigger points reported less pain intensity and improved quality of life compared to the standard acupuncture group or the group that received superficial needling to trigger points, but the differences were not statistically significant. There was a significant reduction in pain intensity between the treatment and interval in the group that received deep needling to trigger points (P<0.01), but not in the standard acupuncture group or the group that received superficial needling to trigger points. Conclusion These results suggest that deep needling to trigger points may be more effective in the treatment of low back pain in elderly patients than either standard acupuncture therapy, or superficial needling to trigger points.

A Comparison of Physician and Nonphysician Acupuncture Treatment For Chronic Low Back Pain

2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 406-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donna Kalauokalani ◽  
Daniel C Cherkin ◽  
Karen J Sherman
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Chronic Low Back Pain ◽  
Acupuncture Treatment ◽  
Low Back

Local and Remote Sustained Trigger Point Therapy for Exacerbations of Chronic Low Back Pain

Spine ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 786-797 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco M. Kovacs ◽  
Víctor Abraira ◽  
Francisco Pozo ◽  
David G. Kleinbaum ◽  
Juan Beltrán ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Chronic Low Back Pain ◽  
Trigger Point ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Trigger Point Therapy

Acupuncture treatment of chronic low-back pain – a randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled trial with 9-month follow-up

Pain ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Leibing ◽  
Urs Leonhardt ◽  
Georg Köster ◽  
Anke Goerlitz ◽  
Joerg-André Rosenfeldt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Chronic Low Back Pain ◽  
Acupuncture Treatment ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Low Back
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