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We assessed efficacy and safety of acupuncture for acute\/subacute NSLBP as alternative treatment.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Recent Findings<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, Scopus, Epistemonikos, CNKI, Wan Fang Database, VIP database, CBMLD, CSTJ, clinical trials, EUCTR, World WHO ICTRP, and ChiCTR for randomized controlled trials, cross-over studies, and cohort studies of NSLBP treated by acupuncture versus oral medication from inception to 23th April 2022. A total of 6\u00a0784 records were identified, and 14 studies were included 1\u00a0263 participants in this review. The results of the meta-analysis indicated that acupuncture therapy was slightly more effective than oral medication in improving pain (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.00001, <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u2009=\u200992%, MD\u2009=\u2009\u22121.17, 95% CI [\u22121.61,\u2009\u22120.72]). According to the results of the meta-analysis, acupuncture therapy exhibited a significant advantage over oral medication with a substantial effect (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.00001, <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u2009=\u200990%, SMD\u2009=\u2009\u22121.42, 95% CI [\u22122.22,\u2009\u22120.62]). Based on the results of the meta-analysis, acupuncture therapy was associated with a 12% improvement rate compared to oral medication in patients with acute\/subacute NSLBP (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001, <jats:italic>I<\/jats:italic><jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\u2009=\u200954%, RR\u2009=\u20091.11, 95% CI [1.05, 1.18]).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Summary<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Acupuncture is more effective and safer than oral medication in treating acute\/subacute NSLBP. This systematic review is poised to offer valuable guidance to clinicians treating acute\/subacute NSLBP and potentially benefit the afflicted patients.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Registration<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This review was registered in PROSPERO (<jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"http:\/\/www.crd.york.ac.uk\/prospero\">http:\/\/www.crd.york.ac.uk\/prospero<\/jats:ext-link>) with registration number CRD42021278346.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s11916-023-01201-7","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,8]],"date-time":"2024-01-08T12:02:37Z","timestamp":1704715357000},"page":"489-500","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Acupuncture Versus Oral Medications for Acute\/Subacute Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"28","author":[{"given":"Huize","family":"Lin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiang","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yixuan","family":"Feng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaoxu","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lanping","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kexin","family":"Zhu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jianghong","family":"Shen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pingping","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jinna","family":"Yu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tao","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,1,8]]},"reference":[{"issue":"206","key":"1201_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"268","DOI":"10.5694\/mja16.00828","volume":"6","author":"LD Bardin","year":"2017","unstructured":"Bardin LD, King P, Maher CG. 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