Table 1.

Low Back Pain Acupuncture Score: LBPAS.

Item	1 point	0 point
Selected points mentioned	yes	no
Ahshi point used	yes	no
No. of needles inserted	≥ 12	< 12
Depth of needling mentioned	yes	no
DeQi required	yes	no or not mentioned
Needle retention time mentioned	yes	no
Treatments per week	2 or more	≤ 1 or not mentioned
No. of treatment sessions	≥ 10	< 10 or not mentioned

Previously published data from 18 experts from 10 different countries showed that a typical acupuncture treatment regimen or treatment protocol should at least meet the above criteria. These results were the basis for the development of the Low Back Pain Acupuncture Score [36]