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. 2014 Jul 15;2014:261709. doi: 10.1155/2014/261709

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Number 1st author  (year) Country Disease category Design  (treatment group versus control group) Sample size (treatment/control) Adverse events
1 [11] Zhou et al.  2006 China Root pain in lumbar disc prolapse 3-parallel-arm  (WAA versus BA; WM) 310 (162 + 76 + 72) Not mentioned

2 [12] Chan et al. 2010 China Acute lumbago 2-parallel-arm (WAA versus SA) 60 (30 + 30) WAA: 3 cases of subcutaneous hemorrhage  SA: 1 case of punctured skin but not bleeding

3 [13] Deeks et al.  2011 China Chronic neck pain 2-parallel-arm  (WAA + neck exercise versus SA + neck exercise) 49 (22 + 27) Report: both AA and SA were safe and there were no adverse events

4 [14] Su et al.  2010 China Herpes zoster 2-parallel-arm  (WAA + PB + QC versus WM) 78 (40 + 38) Not mentioned

5 [15] Wang 2012 China Postherpetic neuralgia 2-parallel-arm  (WAA versus BA) 60 (30 + 30) Not mentioned

6 [16] Xu 2012 China Pain after knee arthroplasty 2-parallel-arm  (WAA + AP versus WM) 80 (40 + 40) Treatment group: 1 case of dizziness; 1 case of nausea Control group: 7 cases of nausea; 6 cases of dizziness; 13 cases of stomach problem

7 [17] Hu 2004 China Middle-late liver cancer pain 2-parallel-arm  (WAA versus WM) 86 (36 + 50) WAA: 1 case of nausea and vomiting; 2 cases of dizziness (total: 3) WM: 5 cases of nausea and vomiting; 5 cases of dizziness; 6 cases of constipation; 3 cases of drowsiness (total: 12)