Low Back Pain Clinical Trial
Official title:
Laser Acupuncture Combined With Acupressure Improves Low Back Pain and Quality of Life: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a common, huge health and socioeconomic health problem
that affects physiological functions and reduces work efficiency in nurses.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of low-level laser acupuncture combined
with acupressure (LAA) on pain intensity, pain interference and life dysfunction in hospital
nurses with LBP.
Methods: This single-blinded randomized controlled trial enrolled a convenience sample of
nurses from one teaching hospital. Seventy-six participants were randomly assigned to the LAA
group (n=38) receiving low-level laser acupuncture and auricular acupressure for four weeks,
and a control group (n=38) receiving a similar intervention but without laser energy and
acupressure. Data were collected using the Short Form of the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI-SF)
and Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ) at three time points: baseline before the
intervention, and Week 2 and Week 4 during the intervention.
The enrollment criteria were age more than 20 years, low back pain with visual analogue scale (LBP_VAS) ≧3, no regular treatment for low back pain within six weeks, and willing to participate in this study. Exclusion criteria were open wounds on lower back, tumor on the back, ankylosing spondylitis, previous lumbar surgery, coagulopathy or bleeding tendency, or pregnancy. ;
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