TY - JOUR
T1 - Treatment of low back pain by acupressure and physical therapy
T2 - Randomised controlled trial
AU - Hsieh, Lisa Li Chen
AU - Kuo, Chung Hung
AU - Lee, Liang Huei
AU - Yen, Amy Ming Fang
AU - Chien, Kuo Liong
AU - Chen, Tony Hsiu Hsi
PY - 2006/3/25
Y1 - 2006/3/25
N2 - Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of acupressure for treating low back pain in terms of disability, pain scores, and functional status. Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting Orthopaedic clinic in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Participants 129 patients with chronic low back pain. Intervention Acupressure or physical therapy for one month. Main outcome measures Self administered Chinese versions of standard outcome measures for low back pain (primary outcome: Roland and Morris disability questionnaire) at baseline, after treatment, and at six month follow-up. Results The mean total Roland and Morris disability questionnaire score after treatment was significantly lower in the acupressure group than in the physical therapy group regardless of the difference in absolute score ( - 3.8, 95% confidence interval - 5.7 to - 1.9) or mean change from the baseline ( - 4.64, - 6.39 to - 2.89). Acupressure conferred an 89% (95% confidence interval 61% to 97%) reduction in significant disability compared with physical therapy. The improvement in disability score in the acupressure group compared with the physical group remained at six month follow-up. Statistically significant differences also occurred between the two groups for all six domains of the core outcome, pain visual scale, and modified Oswestry disability questionnaire after treatment and at six month follow-up. Conclusions Acupressure was effective in reducing low back pain in terms of disability, pain scores, and functional status. The benefit was sustained for six months.
AB - Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of acupressure for treating low back pain in terms of disability, pain scores, and functional status. Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting Orthopaedic clinic in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Participants 129 patients with chronic low back pain. Intervention Acupressure or physical therapy for one month. Main outcome measures Self administered Chinese versions of standard outcome measures for low back pain (primary outcome: Roland and Morris disability questionnaire) at baseline, after treatment, and at six month follow-up. Results The mean total Roland and Morris disability questionnaire score after treatment was significantly lower in the acupressure group than in the physical therapy group regardless of the difference in absolute score ( - 3.8, 95% confidence interval - 5.7 to - 1.9) or mean change from the baseline ( - 4.64, - 6.39 to - 2.89). Acupressure conferred an 89% (95% confidence interval 61% to 97%) reduction in significant disability compared with physical therapy. The improvement in disability score in the acupressure group compared with the physical group remained at six month follow-up. Statistically significant differences also occurred between the two groups for all six domains of the core outcome, pain visual scale, and modified Oswestry disability questionnaire after treatment and at six month follow-up. Conclusions Acupressure was effective in reducing low back pain in terms of disability, pain scores, and functional status. The benefit was sustained for six months.
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U2 - 10.1136/bmj.38744.672616.AE
DO - 10.1136/bmj.38744.672616.AE
M3 - Article
C2 - 16488895
AN - SCOPUS:33645526895
VL - 332
SP - 696
EP - 698
JO - The BMJ
JF - The BMJ
SN - 0959-8138
IS - 7543
ER -