Search strategy in PubMed
| #1 | pain. Mesh |
| #2 | pain. ti, ab |
| #3 | ache. ti, ab |
| #4 | sore. ti, ab |
| #5 | stiff. ti, ab |
| #6 | discomfort. ti, ab |
| #7 | #1 or #2 or #3 or #4 or #5 or #6 |
| #8 | neck pain. Mesh |
| #9 | neck pain. ti, ab |
| #10 | neck disorder. ti, ab |
| #11 | neck muscles. ti, ab |
| #12 | neckache. ti, ab |
| #13 | cervicalgia. ti, ab |
| #14 | cervicodynia. ti, ab |
| #15 | cervical pain. ti, ab |
| #16 | posterior cervical pain. ti, ab |
| #17 | cervical plexus. ti, ab |
| #18 | cervical vertebrae. ti, ab |
| #19 | cervical spine. ti, ab |
| #20 | cervical spondylosis. ti, ab |
| #21 | cervical spondylopathy. ti, ab |
| #22 | cervical spondylitis. ti, ab |
| #23 | cervical radiculopathy. ti, ab |
| #24 | cervical disk. ti, ab |
| #25 | atlanto-axial joint. ti, ab |
| #26 | atlanto-occipital joint. ti, ab |
| #27 | spinal nerve roots. ti, ab |
| #28 | nerveroot. ti, ab |
| #29 | brachial plexus. ti, ab |
| #30 | brachial neuralgia. ti, ab |
| #31 | intervertebral disc degeneration. ti, ab |
| #32 | intervertebral disk degeneration. ti, ab |
| #33 | spondylosis. Mesh |
| #34 | lumbar spine. Mesh |
| #35 | #33 not #34 |
| #36 | #7 or #8 or #9 or #10 or #11 or #12 or #13 or #14 or #15 or #16 or #17 or #18 or #19 or #20 or #21 or #22 or #23 or #24 or #25 or #26 or #27 or #28 or #29 or #30 or #31 or #32 or #35 |
| #37 | Acupuncture. Mesh |
| #38 | acupuncture therapy. Mesh |
| #39 | acupoint. ti, ab |
| #40 | manual acupuncture. ti, ab |
| #41 | scalp acupuncture. ti, ab |
| #42 | ear acupuncture. ti, ab |
| #43 | electroacupuncture. ti, ab |
| #44 | abdominal acupuncture. ti, ab |
| #45 | balance acupuncture. ti, ab |
| #46 | fire needing. ti, ab |
| #47 | warm needling. ti, ab |
| #48 | plum blossom needling. ti, ab |
| #49 | #37 or #38 or #39 or #40 or #41 or #42 or #43 or #44 or #45 or #46 or #47 or #48 |
| #50 | randomize controlled trial. Pt |
| #51 | controlled clinical trial. Pt |
| #52 | randomize. ti, ab |
| #53 | Placebo. ti, ab |
| #54 | randomly. ti, ab |
| #55 | trial. Ti |
| #56 | #50 or #51 or #52 or #53 or #54 or#55 |
| #57 | humans. Mh |
| #58 | #56 and #57 |
| #59 | #36 and #49 and #58 |