Bones & Jointspreliminary · human dataDiscovery of the day
Pooled trials suggest moxibustion relieves chronic low back pain better than western medicine and acupuncture, but it showed no advantage over core stability training, and the reviewers graded the evidence very low to low quality.
- Study design
- Meta-analysis
- Journal
- Complement Ther Clin Pract
- Evidence
- preliminary
What it shows: Too shaky to act on: ten trials in 987 people pointed moxibustion's way, but most were at high risk of bias and the reviewers graded the whole evidence base very low to low. Even then it showed no edge over core stability training.Meta-analysis · Complement Ther Clin Pract
Efficacy and safety of moxibustion for chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Complement Ther Clin Pract 2020Read the study →