What question did this study set out to answer?

To assess the efficacy of various traditional Chinese exercises in treating chronic non-specific low back pain.

April 18, 2026Open Access

Comparison of the Efficacy of Different Traditional Chinese Exercises in the Treatment of Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Bayesian Network Meta- Analysis Response to Letter

Key Points

To assess the efficacy of various traditional Chinese exercises in treating chronic non-specific low back pain.
Conducted a Bayesian network meta-analysis of intervention efficacy.
Included data from 12 different interventions in the analysis.
Reviewed and corrected data entries to ensure accuracy.
Identified a misentry in the SUCRA rank for 'Baduanjin', confirming its actual rank as '8'.
Data verification processes were found lacking prior to submission.

Abstract

We sincerely thank the reviewer for pointing out this critical error.We fully acknowledge the concern regarding the data inconsistency in the SUCRA rankings.After carefully re-examining the raw data and analysis process, we confirmed that during the compilation of Table 2, an operational oversight led to the incorrect entry of the SUCRA rank for "Baduanjin" as "20".In reality, the total number of interventions included in the analysis was only 12, and the correct rank should be "8".This basic error indeed compromised the rigor and clarity of the tabular data.There was a lapse in our team's data verification and table review procedures prior to submission.We sincerely apologize for this oversight.

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