Table 7.

Findings of included studies.

Group	Outcome	Finding
Acupuncture VS Medicine	the analgesic effect validated with a pain measurement	MD, RR 0.95, 95%CI (0.85 to 1.07)
	Effectiveness of analgesic efficacy	SMD, RR 1.11, 95%CI (0.97 to 1.26)
	pain reduction	SMD, RR 1.12, 95%CI (0.98 to 1.28)
Wrist-ankle acupuncture+Conventional care group VS Conventional care group	VAS	SMD or WMD, RR 1.12, 95%CI (0.92 to 1.36)

RR, relative risk; MD, Standard Mean Difference; WMD, Weighted Mean Difference; SMD, Standard Mean Difference; CI, confidence interval.