Warm acupuncture therapy for Primary sciatica: Protocol for an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analysis

Efficacy and safety of warm acupuncture combined with Western medicine for sciatica: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis

“…It is assumed that the steady and deep heat transfer introduced by the inserted needles will exert an effective anti-inflammatory effect at the local lesion, resulting in a strong analgesic effect. [8][9][10] There are more and more clinical studies on the efficacy of warm acupuncture in treating sciatica, but the systematic review of the efficacy of warm acupuncture is still lacking. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of warm acupuncture combined with conventional Western medicine in the treatment of sciatica.…”

“…It is assumed that the steady and deep heat transfer introduced by the inserted needles will exert an effective anti-inflammatory effect at the local lesion, resulting in a strong analgesic effect. [8–10]…”