Cost-utility analysis of acupotomy combined with epidural steroid injection for lumbosacral radiculopathy: analysis of randomized controlled trial
Semin Jang, Tae-Yong Park, Jin-Hyun Lee, Hae Sun Suh · 2025
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Description
Semin Jang and three colleagues weigh the cost and benefit of adding acupotomy to a spinal steroid injection for a painful back condition, in a 2025 study. Acupotomy blends acupuncture with a small cutting tool that frees stuck soft tissue.
In a trial of fifty patients, the combined care cost less overall than the injection alone over eight weeks. It also gave slightly better quality of life, so it won on both cost and benefit. Savings came mostly from less lost work time. The authors warn that the trial was small, short, and run at one center, so wider proof is still needed.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Semin Jang, Tae-Yong Park, Jin-Hyun Lee, Hae Sun Suh |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |