Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent.
Pain in Motion International Research Group.
Clin J Pain. 2020 Jul;36(7):533-549. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000812.
The original Letter to the Editor prepared by Jones et al was based on the initial electronic version then contained several important procedural errors that resulted in erroneous conclusions as noted by Jones et al in their original Letter. Subsequently, the authors of the Letter to the Editor were notified of the corrections and they then prepared the revised Letter to the Editor published here. Jones et al did note a remaining error in Table 5 of their corrected manuscript. Based on Jones et al's observation, Lenoir et al were notified of an error on Table 5 and have addressed this in the current version of their paper published in this issue. We appreciate the input of the authors of the letter and the positive response of the author(s) of this article. Dennis C. Turk, PhD Editor-in-Chief OBJECTIVE:: Acupuncture is a common modality in the therapy of musculoskeletal disorders. The evidence for acupuncture has been examined frequently, but a clear synthesis of previous research is currently lacking. This meta-analysis aimed to summarize the evidence for nonimmediate effects of acupuncture on pain, functionality, and quality of life in patients with musculoskeletal disorders, when compared with sham acupuncture.
Search results from PubMed and Web of Science were brought together. All screening procedures were executed twice by 2 independent researchers. The pooled standardized mean difference (SMD) with its confidence interval (CI) was estimated at follow-up at <1 month, 1 to 3 months, 3 to 6 months, and >6 months.
For pain, the SMD equalled respectively -0.47 (CI -0.76 to -0.19), -0.27 (CI -0.44 to -0.11), -0.32 (CI -0.51 to -0.13) and -0.12 (CI -0.36 to 0.11) for <1 month, 1 to 3 months, 3 to 6 months, and >6 months follow-up. For functionality, the pooled SMD equalled -0.43 (CI -0.76 to -0.10), -0.41 (CI -0.76 to -0.05), 0.07 (CI -0.22 to 0.36), and -0.13 (-0.46 to 0.19). In the area of QOL, pooled SMD of respectively 0.20 (CI 0.04 to 0.35), 0.19 (CI -0.01 to 0.39), 0.02 (CI -0.09 to 0.14) and -0.04 (CI -0.25 to 0.16) were obtained.
A significant difference in therapy effect, favoring acupuncture, was found for pain at <1 month, 1 to 3 months, and 3 to 6 months, as well as on quality of life at <1 month, and on functionality at <1 month and 1 to 3 months.
琼斯等人最初撰写的致编辑的信是基于最初的电子版，其中存在几个重要的程序错误，导致了琼斯等人在其原始信件中指出的错误结论。随后，致编辑的信的作者被通知进行更正，随后发表了这里发表的修订后的致编辑的信。琼斯等人确实在他们更正后的手稿的表 5 中注意到了一个剩余的错误。基于琼斯等人的观察，勒努瓦等人被通知表 5 中的一个错误，并在他们发表在本期的论文的当前版本中对此进行了处理。我们感谢来信作者的投入，以及本文作者的积极回应。丹尼斯·C·特克博士主编
针灸是治疗肌肉骨骼疾病的常见方法。针灸的证据经常被检查，但目前缺乏对以前研究的明确综合。本荟萃分析旨在总结针灸对肌肉骨骼疾病患者即时和非即时疼痛、功能和生活质量影响的证据，与假针灸相比。
从 PubMed 和 Web of Science 搜索结果中收集信息。所有筛选程序均由 2 位独立研究人员进行两次执行。汇总后的标准化均数差（SMD）及其置信区间（CI）在随访 <1 个月、1-3 个月、3-6 个月和>6 个月时进行估计。
在疼痛方面，SMD 分别为 -0.47（CI -0.76 至 -0.19）、-0.27（CI -0.44 至 -0.11）、-0.32（CI -0.51 至 -0.13）和 -0.12（CI -0.36 至 0.11），分别用于<1 个月、1-3 个月、3-6 个月和>6 个月随访。在功能方面，汇总的 SMD 为-0.43（CI -0.76 至 -0.10）、-0.41（CI -0.76 至 -0.05）、0.07（CI -0.22 至 0.36）和 -0.13（CI -0.46 至 0.19）。在生活质量方面，分别获得了 0.20（CI 0.04 至 0.35）、0.19（CI -0.01 至 0.39）、0.02（CI -0.09 至 0.14）和 -0.04（CI -0.25 至 0.16）的汇总 SMD。
在<1 个月、1-3 个月和 3-6 个月时，针灸对疼痛的治疗效果存在显著差异，这对疼痛有显著的治疗效果，1 个月时对生活质量，1 个月和 1-3 个月时对功能也有显著的治疗效果。
