Review Article

Comparisons of the Effectiveness and Safety of Tuina, Acupuncture, Traction, and Chinese Herbs for Lumbar Disc Herniation: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

Table 2

The results of SUCRA and probability.

Treatments/outcomesSUCRAPrBestMeanRank

Invalid rate

Tuina77.332.11.7
Acupuncture89.367.81.3
Traction0.00.04.0
Chinese herbs33.50.13.0

Cure rate

Tuina95.185.21.1
Acupuncture71.414.71.9
Traction0.00.03.0
Chinese herbs33.60.14.0

VAS

Tuina63.725.32.1
Acupuncture59.816.62.2
Traction0.30.04.0
Chinese herbs76.358.11.7

JOA

Tuina52.010.62.4
Acupuncture68.826.21.9
Traction1.10.04.0
Chinese herbs78.263.21.7

Notes: data are probability in the rows of “SUCRA” and “PrBest”. SUCRA= surface under the cumulative ranking, PrBest= the best probability, VAS=Visual analogue score, JOA=Japanese Orthopedic Association Score.