1. Introduction
low back pain, neuropathy, back pain, pain, FBSS, PSPS
FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME, SYNDROME, NEUROPATHY
(1) Background: Various procedures were performed on patients with persistent spinal pain syndrome (PSPS), but the clinical effect and safety were insufficient. The study was to examine the effects of auricular acupressure (AA) on low back pain, neuropathy, and sleep in patients on PSPS. (2) Methods: This was a randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled study conducted from 1 March 2022 to 31 July 2022. The participants who had at least one lumbar surgery were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (Many definitions and revisions of the term failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) have been proposed, and recently, a more appropriate and clinically informative replacement term, persistent spinal pain syndrome (PSPS), was proposed [Recently, patients with PSPS are interested in complementary and alternative approaches whose effect and safety have been proven [Although there are relatively many studies that applied AA to those with back pain and proved its effects, spinal surgery was excluded from the criteria for the subject selection, and there was no mention made as to whether or not a surgery was performed [AA can reduce subjective pain [In this study, AA was applied for 6 weeks to patients with PSPS to determine its effect on pain, neuropathy, and sleep. The subjects were randomly assigned to the placebo-controlled group and the experimental group, and the effect of AA was examined through an objective and scientific approach by using a pressure algometer, which is a subjective and objective indicator, and a Fitbit tracker, a device that measures sleep–wake activity. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of AA on pain, neuropathy, and sleep by applying it to patients with PSPS and to establish the basis for independent nursing interventions.