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Battlefield acupuncture is an effective and safe intervention for alleviating mild to moderate acute pain, particularly when used in conjunction with electroacupuncture therapies. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

May 1, 2025Journal of Multidisciplinary HealthcareOpen Access

Practical Applications and Safety of Battlefield Acupuncture for Pain Management: A Systematic Literature Review

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NDNan DaiHenan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine XLXiaohui LiuSouth China Agricultural University HWHaibin WanGuangxi University

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Systematic review evaluates efficacy and safety of battlefield acupuncture for pain management, suggesting its use in treatment strategies.

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Evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of battlefield acupuncture (BFA) for pain management.
Conducted a systematic literature review of databases including PubMed and Cochrane Library from 2015-2025.
Included randomized controlled studies (RCTs) on BFA with a total of 1,232 participants in 11 studies.
Utilized the Cochrane risk of bias tool to assess study quality and applied narrative synthesis for heterogeneity.
BFA was compared with opioids, non-opioids, and physical therapies across different pain types.
Four studies showed lower pain scores with BFA; four reported no significant difference.
No severe adverse events occurred, but some mild reactions were noted.

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Dai et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Systematic review evaluates efficacy and safety of battlefield acupuncture for pain management, suggesting its use in treatment strategies.

Practical Applications and Safety of Battlefield Acupuncture for Pain Management: A Systematic Literature Review

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Practical Applications and Safety of Battlefield Acupuncture for Pain Management: A Systematic Literature Review

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