Updated Evidence of Acupuncture for Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with GRADE Assessment.

J Pain Res · 2026 · PMC13233353 · PMID 42256031

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Analysis of the BPI quality of life scores for acupuncture treatment of TN revealed very high heterogeneity (I 2 = 97.0%, P = 0.000, SMD = −2.22, 95% CI: −4.55–0.12), which did not reach statistical significance ( Figure 7B ).

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