Referências complementares
Acupuncture
- Liu CY et al. Clinical effect and contributing factors of acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and pairwise and exploratory network meta-analysis. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2024 Nov 8:bmjebm-2023-112626. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39486882/>. {Electroacupuncture and higher dose of acupuncture may provide greater benefits for patients with KOA}
- Bae K et al. Comparison of the clinical effectiveness of treatments for aromatase inhibitor-induced arthralgia in breast cancer patients: A systematic review with network meta-analysis. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2022 Dec 16;181:103898. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36535489/>. {Acupuncture was the highest ranked intervention to improve pain intensity}
- Beier D et al. Manual joint mobilisation techniques, supervised physical activity, psychological treatment, acupuncture and patient education in migraine treatment. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cephalalgia. 2022 Jan;42(1):63-72. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34404258/>. {the use of acupuncture might have a positive impact on headache frequency, headache intensity, and quality of life at the end of treatment as well as on the general use of attack-medicine/analgesics.}
- Campos MGM et al. Effectiveness of non-invasive therapies on pain, maximum grip strength, disability, and quality of life for lateral elbow tendinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Braz J Phys Ther. 2024 Feb 22;28(2):100596. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38402668/>. {Low certainty evidence showed that acupuncture may reduce disability}.
Mind-body exercise
- de Zoete RM et al. Comparative effectiveness of physical exercise interventions for chronic non-specific neck pain: a systematic review with network meta-analysis of 40 randomised controlled trials. Br J Sports Med. 2020 Nov 2:bjsports-2020-102664. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33139256/>. {Motor control, yoga/Pilates/Tai Chi/Qigong and strengthening exercises were found to have large effects on pain and disability. There was no one form of exercise that was superior to others.}.
- Grooten WJA et al. Summarizing the effects of different exercise types in chronic low back pain – a systematic review of systematic reviews. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2022 Aug 22;23(1):801. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35996124/>. {the effect of various exercise types used in CLBP on pain and disability varies with no major difference between exercise types}.
- Alaiti RK et al. What Are the Mechanisms of Action of Cognitive-Behavioral, Mind-Body, and Exercise-based Interventions for Pain and Disability in People With Chronic Primary Musculoskeletal Pain?: A Systematic Review of Mediation Studies From Randomized Controlled Trials. Clin J Pain. 2022 Jul 1;38(7):502-509. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35686580/>. {We observed that several of the studies included in our systematic review identified similar mechanisms of action, even between different interventions and conditions.}.
- Lee MS, Pittler MH, Ernst E. External qigong for pain conditions: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials. J Pain. 2007 Nov;8(11):827-31. <https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17690012/>. {A meta-analysis shows that evidence for the effectiveness of external qigong is encouraging, though further studies are warranted.}.
Further research is required to investigate how to sustain positive effects of exercise over time and to determine essential attributes of exercise (mode, intensity, frequency, duration, timing).
