Table 1.
Search Strategy for PubMed Database
| No. | Search Terms |
|---|---|
| #1 | MeSH terms: “piriformis muscle syndrome” |
| #2 | Title/Abstract: “piriformis syndrome” OR “piriformis muscle syndrome” OR “musculi piriformis syndrome” OR “PS” OR “PMS” |
| #3 | #1 OR #2 |
| #4 | MeSH terms: “acupuncture therapy” OR “acupuncture” OR “cupping therapy” OR “bloodletting” |
| #5 | Title/Abstract: “acupuncture” OR “manual acupuncture” OR “electroacupuncture” OR “body acupuncture” OR “auricular acupuncture” OR “electro-acupuncture” OR “auricular acupressure” OR “warm needling” OR “warm acupuncture” OR “fire acupuncture” OR “cupping” OR “bloodletting” OR “blood-letting” OR “pricking blood” OR “needle” OR “needles” OR “needling” |
| #6 | #4 OR #5 |
| #7 | Publication Type: “randomized controlled trial” |
| #8 | MeSH terms: “randomized controlled trials as topic” |
| #9 | Title/abstract: “randomized” OR “randomly” OR “RCT” OR “trial” |
| #10 | #7 OR #8 OR #9 |
| #11 | #3 AND #6 AND #10 |