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Effectiveness of lumbar motion style acupuncture treatment on inpatients with acute low back pain: A pragmatic,
Oh-Bin Kwon1, Dong Wook Hwang2, Dong-Hyeob Kang2
1Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, Busan 48102, Republic of Korea.
Background And Purpose:
This parallel, single-center, pragmatic, randomized controlled study aimed to investigate the effectiveness and safety of motion style acupuncture treatment (MSAT; a combination of acupuncture and Doin therapy) to reduce pain and improve the functional disability of patients with acute low back pain (aLBP) due to road traffic accidents.
Materials And Methods:
Ninety-six patients with aLBP admitted to the Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine in South Korea due to traffic accidents were treated with integrative Korean medicine (IKM) with additional 3-day MSAT sessions during hospitalization (MSAT group, 48 patients) or without (control group, 48 patients), and followed up for 90 days.
Results:
The mean numeric rating scale (NRS) scores of low back pain (LBP) of the MSAT and control groups were both 6.7 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 6.3, 7.1) at baseline. After completing the third round of all applicable treatment sessions (the primary endpoint in this study), the mean NRS scores of the MSAT and control groups were 3.76 (95% CI: 3.54, 3.99) and 5.32 (95% CI: 5.09, 5.55), respectively. The difference in the mean NRS score between the two groups was 1.56 (95% CI: 1.25, 1.87).
Conclusion:
IKM treatment combined with MSAT can reduce pain and improve the range of motion of patients with aLBP.
Trial Registration:
This trial is registered at ClinicalTrial.gov (NCT04956458).
