Efficacy of Auricular Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Evid Based Complement Alternat Med · 2017 · PMC5539928 · PMID 28804504

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The result of meta-analysis revealed that, compared with control group, AA group had no statistically significant effect in reducing disability but a favorable trend at 4 weeks [MD = −1.99, 95% CI (−4.93, 0.95), P = 0.18] ( Figure 7 ).

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