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September 17, 2025Journal of Pain ResearchOpen Access

Efficacy and Safety of Acupuncture and Acupuncture-Combined Therapies in the Treatment of Sciatica Caused by Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Network Meta-Analysis

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DNDejiang NiHTHaiyang TongWSWei Shen

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This network meta-analysis shows acupuncture therapies significantly improve sciatica outcomes, indicating superior efficacy over conventional rehabilitation.

Key Points

  • Electroacupuncture combined with cupping therapy achieved the highest total effective rate at 92.93%.
  • Needle knife combined with rehabilitation therapy was found most effective for visual analog scale scores at 95.96%.
  • Bayesian network meta-analysis evaluated treatment efficacy across multiple therapies for lumbar disc herniation-related sciatica.
  • Findings suggest acupuncture combination therapies enhance pain relief and recovery, underscoring their potential over rehabilitation alone.

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Ni et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d43c79713b0b5dfea7bd2fhttps://doi.org/10.2147/jpr.s542831
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