TY - JOUR
T1 - Acupuncture for low back pain
T2 - a clinical practice guideline from the Hong Kong taskforce of standardized acupuncture practice
AU - Chen, Hai Yong
AU - Yeung, Wing Fai
AU - Yang, Ming Xiao
AU - Mu, Jing Lan
AU - Ziea, Tat Chi
AU - Ng Bacon, Fung Leung
AU - Lao, Li Xing
N1 - Funding Information:
CHEN Haiyong, School of Chinese Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China YEUNG Wing-Fai, School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China YANG Mingxiao, Bendheim Integrative Medicine Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1429 First Avenue, New York 10021, USA MU Jinglan, Department of Anesthesiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China ZIEA Tat-Chi, NG Bacon Fung-Leung, Chinese Medicine Department, Hong Kong Hospital Authority, Hong Kong SAR, China LAO Lixing, Virginia University of Integrative Medicine, Fairfax, VA 22031, USA Supported by Hong Kong Hospital Authority-funded Project: Development of Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) in Low Back Pain (HA105/48 PT 19 (2013/14)); National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Institutes of Health (NIH NCCIH)-funded Project: “Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field: Resource for Research (R24 AT001293-02) Corresponding to Prof. LAO Lixing, Virginia University of Integrative Medicine, 9401 Mathy Drive, Fairfax, VA 22031, USA. [email protected]; Dr. YEUNG Wingfai, School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR, China. [email protected] Telephone: +703-3235690; +852-2766 4151 DOI: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2022.01.009 Received: September 21, 2020 Accepted: December 8, 2020 Available online: January 19, 2021
Funding Information:
Supported by Hong Kong Hospital Authority-funded Project: Development of Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) in Low Back Pain (HA105/48 PT 19 (2013/14)); National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, National Institutes of Health (NIH NCCIH)-funded Project: "Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field: Resource for Research (R24 AT001293-02). We sincerely thank Dr. Andrea Furlan, from the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, who gave constructive comments to improve the quality of the manuscript. The authors also would like to thank Ms. Lam Wing Lok, a graduate of the School of Chinese Medicine at University of Hong Kong, for the language editing in the treatment protocol.
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PY - 2022/2/15
Y1 - 2022/2/15
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To develop a clinical practice guideline to guide the treatment of low back pain by acupuncture. METHODS: An integrative approach of systematic review of literature, clinical evidence classification, expert opinion surveying, and consensus establishing via a Delphi program was utilized during the developing process. Both evidence-based practice standards and the personalized features of acupuncture were taken into considerations. RESULTS: Based on clinical evidence and expert opinions, we developed a clinical practice guideline for the treatment of low back pain with acupuncture. These recommendations have a wide coverage spanning from Western Medicine diagnosis and Traditional Chinese Medicine syndrome differentiation, to acupuncture treatment procedures, as well as post treatment care for rehabilitation and follow-ups. The recommendations for acupuncture practice included treatment principles, therapeutic regimens, and operational procedures. The levels of evidence and strength of recommendation were rated for each procedure of practice. CONCLUSION: A clinical practice guideline for acupuncture treating low back pain was developed based on contemporary clinical evidence and experts' consensus to provide best currently agreeable practice guideline for domestic and international stakeholders.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To develop a clinical practice guideline to guide the treatment of low back pain by acupuncture. METHODS: An integrative approach of systematic review of literature, clinical evidence classification, expert opinion surveying, and consensus establishing via a Delphi program was utilized during the developing process. Both evidence-based practice standards and the personalized features of acupuncture were taken into considerations. RESULTS: Based on clinical evidence and expert opinions, we developed a clinical practice guideline for the treatment of low back pain with acupuncture. These recommendations have a wide coverage spanning from Western Medicine diagnosis and Traditional Chinese Medicine syndrome differentiation, to acupuncture treatment procedures, as well as post treatment care for rehabilitation and follow-ups. The recommendations for acupuncture practice included treatment principles, therapeutic regimens, and operational procedures. The levels of evidence and strength of recommendation were rated for each procedure of practice. CONCLUSION: A clinical practice guideline for acupuncture treating low back pain was developed based on contemporary clinical evidence and experts' consensus to provide best currently agreeable practice guideline for domestic and international stakeholders.
KW - Acupuncture
KW - Diagnosis
KW - Low back pain
KW - Practice guideline
KW - Rehabilitation
KW - Syndrome differentiation
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U2 - 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2022.01.009
DO - 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2022.01.009
M3 - Review article
C2 - 35294134
AN - SCOPUS:85126653266
SN - 0255-2922
VL - 42
SP - 140
EP - 147
JO - Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan
JF - Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan
IS - 1
ER -