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July 30, 2025MedicineOpen Access

A systematic review and meta-analysis of floating needle in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea

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YLYuan LuoSZSong ZhangXCXiao Chen

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Overview

Systematic review demonstrates floating needle improves pain in primary dysmenorrhea patients, indicating its therapeutic promise.

Key Points

  • Floating needle treatment shows a relative risk of 1.20 for effective pain relief in primary dysmenorrhea.
  • Patients experience a significant reduction in visual analog scale scores after treatment, with a mean difference of -1.07.
  • The analysis included 16 randomized controlled studies with a total of 1278 participants evaluated for effectiveness.
  • Findings suggest floating acupuncture can effectively reduce menstrual pain, impacting management strategies for dysmenorrhea.

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Luo et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a0945e6551bb0af8ceeaahttps://doi.org/10.1097/md.0000000000043265
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