Effects of Acupuncture on Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Wen-Dien Chang Nai-Jen Chang Hung-Yu Lin Jih-Huah Wu

Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2020)

Acupuncture for DOMS exhibited very-small-to-small and small-to-moderate effects on pain relief for the sham and no acupuncture conditions, respectively. Evidence indicating the effects of acupuncture on DOMS was little because the outcome data during the follow-up were insufficient to perform an effective meta-analysis.

Keyphrases

systematic review
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
electronic health record
meta analyses
machine learning
spinal cord
spinal cord injury
deep learning