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NICE recommends early intensive management of persistent low back pain. BMJ 338: B2115, 2009
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An international expert survey on acupuncture in randomized controlled trials for low back pain and a validation of the low back pain acupuncture score. European Journal of Medical Research 16(3): 133-138, 2011
The use of electro-acupuncture in conjunction with exercise for the treatment of chronic low-back pain. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 9(4): 479-490, 2003
Comparative effectiveness of exercise, acupuncture, and spinal manipulation for low back pain. Spine 36(21 Suppl): S120-S130, 2012
NICE recommends long term campaign to encourage young people to exercise. BMJ 338: B373, 2009
NICE clinical guidelines. Low back pain: The early management of persistent non-specific back pain. International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 12(4): 113-114, 2009
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Exercise and Auricular Acupuncture for Chronic Low-back Pain: A Feasibility Randomized-controlled Trial. Clinical Journal of Pain 28(3): 259-267, 2012
Acupuncture was better than no acupuncture but did not differ from minimal (sham) acupuncture for chronic low back pain at 8 weeks. Evidence-Based Nursing 9(4): 111, 2006
Zhong Yi acupuncture and low-back pain: traditional Chinese medical acupuncture differential diagnoses and treatments for chronic lumbar pain. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 5(5): 415-25; Discussion 427-8, 1999
The effects of lumbar stabilization exercise with thoracic extension exercise on lumbosacral alignment and the low back pain disability index in patients with chronic low back pain. Journal of Physical Therapy Science 28(2): 680-684, 2016
Acupuncture applied as a sensory discrimination training tool decreases movement-related pain in patients with chronic low back pain more than acupuncture alone: a randomised cross-over experiment. British Journal of Sports Medicine 47(17): 1085-1089, 2014