Ref (type)	Population	Outcome, Interventions	Results and statistical analysis	Effect size	Favours
Pain
[38] Systematic review Crossover design	42 people, radicular and pseudo-radicular cervical and lumbar pain caused by stenosis, herniated disc, or both Data from 1 RCT	Reduction of pain intensity after 24 hours with laser acupuncture at traditional points with sham laser acupuncture	The review found no significant difference between groups in reduction of pain intensity after 24 hours, although pain was significantly improved in the laser acupuncture group at 15 minutes, 1 hour, and 6 hours compared with sham laser acupuncture		Not significant