Efficacy of silver needle therapy for the treatment of chronic nonspecific low back pain: a prospective, single-center, randomized, parallel-controlled clinical trial.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:Chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNSLBP) troubles approximately 30% of people worldwide. Silver needle therapy (SNT) is a treatment method to relieve soft tissue pain through heating. Therefore, this study aimed to observe the effects of SNT on CNSLBP. METHODS:In this study, 100 patients were randomly divided into 2 groups: silver needle (SN) group and control group (n = 50). In the SN group, patients received SNT and physiotherapy, while patients received physiotherapy alone in the control group. At the 6-month follow-up, the numerical rating scale (NRS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Short-Form 12 of quality of life (SF-12), the natural logarithms of low-frequency measurement (InLF), and the natural logarithms of high-frequency measurement (InHF) of heart rate variability (HRV) were recorded. RESULTS:In both groups, NRS, ODI, SF-12 scores, and HRV at 2 weeks after treatment were improved and maintained for 6 months. Compared with the control group, more significant improvements were observed in the NRS and SF-12 scores at 1, 2, 3, and 6 months and in the ODI scores at 1 and 2 months in the SN group (P <  0.05). However, there was no significant difference between the groups in the ODI scores at 3 and 6 months. InLF and InHF in the SN group were higher than those in the control group at 3 and 6 months (P <  0.05). CONCLUSIONS:SNT relieved pain and improved quality of life and autonomic nerve activity, especially parasympathetic nerve, in patients with CNSLBP, without serious complications. TRIAL REGISTRATION:Chinese Clinical Trial Registry No. ChiCTR-OOC-17013237 . Registered on November 11, 2017.

journal_name

Trials

journal_title

Trials

authors

Hu X,Dong S,Zhang B,Wang X,Yin Y,Liu C,Yu J,Wu X,Xu F,Meng C

doi

10.1186/s13063-021-05040-y

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2021-01-21 00:00:00

pages

75

issue

1

issn

1745-6215

pii

10.1186/s13063-021-05040-y

journal_volume

22

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