Immediate effect of Fuʼs subcutaneous needling for low back pain

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Efficacy, Cost-Effectiveness, and Safety of Selected Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Neck and Low-Back Pain

“…For subjects with acute/subacute nonspecific LBP, acupuncture did not significantly differ from placebo on pain or disability outcomes [ 31 , 53 ]. In a meta-analysis ( Figure 4 ) of subjects with chronic nonspecific LBP, acupuncture compared to placebo led to statistically significantly lower pain intensity, but only for the immediate-posttreatment followup (10 trials; pooled VAS: −0.59, 95% CI: −0.93, −0.25) [ 51 , 55 , 56 , 58 , 59 , 61 – 65 , 67 ]. The mean pain intensity scores in the acupuncture and placebo groups were not significantly different at short- [ 51 , 55 , 56 , 58 ] intermediate-[ 51 , 54 , 58 ], and long-term [ 51 , 54 , 63 , 67 ] followups.…”

“…The reported events in RCTs [ 35 , 36 , 41 , 45 , 47 , 49 – 51 , 55 , 56 , 61 – 63 , 63 , 67 , 69 , 73 , 76 , 78 , 80 , 81 , 83 , 84 , 86 , 89 , 92 , 166 – 179 ] were mostly of moderate and transient nature. Most commonly reported events were soreness/pain at the site of needling, bruising light headedness, minor bleeding, dizziness, or headache.…”

Fu's Subcutaneous Needling: Possible Clinical Evidence of The Subcutaneous Connective Tissue in Acupuncture

“…It is important to assess PUP because MTrP is a site of exquisite tenderness to palpation and local tenderness is the top diagnostic feature of MTrP. 12,13 We used an algometer (Nanjing FSN Medical Appliances Company) with a maximal pressure of 20 N. 6 During measuring, the algometer was placed on the MTrP and 20-N pressure was applied for 2 seconds. Then the patients were asked to rate the PUP intensity in the same 11-point linear scale as in MRP.…”

“…6,[10][11][12][13][14] For pre-and postintervention assessment of MRP and ROM, the patients replicated the same movement direction.…”

“…6 In this study, we compared effects of FSN with different needling directions on alleviating the myofascial trigger-points (MTrP) in the neck by a singleblinded and randomized trial. In one group, the needle was inserted along the local muscle fibers.…”