BackgroundAlthough there is a growing research base on low back pain, the bibliometric literature related to it is deficient. The aim of this study was to conduct a bibliometric and visualization analysis of low back pain and to provide a broad view of the current trends in LBP research and a potential guide in this discipline.MethodsThe authors searched the Web of Science to extract publications regarding low back pain, and found a total of 12,249 publications during a period of 22 years, among which 12,242 were eligible. We classified and analyzed publications such as total citations, average citations per item, H-index, research types, countries/regions, institutions, and journals using standard bibliometric indicators. Bibliometric approaches (VOSviewer1.6.13 and CiteSpace 5.8.3) were also available for gathering information and explore the trends of research.ResultsConspicuously, over the past 22 years, an increasing number of scholars have specialized in the research of LBP, exerting the boom in articles. The largest number of document type was that of articles. Under modern conditions, regional distinction existed in the research of low back pain and developed countries preceded others. Research individuals and institutions were preoccupied by respective aspects. Visualization analysis provided objective information for potential collaborators and cooperative institutions. Furthermore, most burst keywords varied during different periods.ConclusionsThe map of research on LBP obtained by our analysis is expected to help researchers to efficiently and effectively explore LBP.

Background: A very large acceleration in clinical studies on the efficacy of fire needle to treat lumbar disc herniation (LDH) are increasing, while studies on the assessment of its efficacy are still lacking. Therefore, this study will demonstrate the efficacy of fire needle in the treatment of LDH combining with the meta-analysis. Methods: The studies on randomized controlled trials (RCTs) will be searched at the databases of China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), WANFANG database (Chinese Medicine Premier), Chinese Scientific Journal Database (VIP), Chinese Biomedical Literature database (CBM), PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library from their inception to May 1, 2020. Results: This authentic and multi-dimensional study will shed light on the referable information for the treatment of LDH with fire needle. Conclusion: This study will evaluate the efficacy of fire needle in the treatment of LDH. Registration: PROSPERO (registration number CRD42020158596).

Background Despite the increasing research on low back pain, the bibliometric literature in the field of low back pain is limited. The aim of this study was to perform a bibliometric and visualization analysis of low back pain. Methods The authors searched the Web of Science database to extract publications regarding low back pain in the last 22 years. A total of 12,201 publications were eligible. We classified and analyzed publications such as total citations, average citations per item, H-index, research types, countries/regions, institutions and journals by using standard bibliometric indicators. Bibliometric methods and tools were used to explore the trends of low back pain research. Results Over the past 22 years, the number of publications on low back pain in the world had continually remained a increasing trend. Regional differences existed in the research of low back pain and developed countries played a leading role in the research. Research institutions and researchers have successively invested in the research of low back pain. However, there were limitations to the present study that should be noted that the study was relatively scattered and a systematic summary of the trends and characteristics was lacking. Visualization analysis provides valuable information for researchers to identify new perspectives on potential collaborators and cooperative institutions, which promote indirect cooperation. Besides, the most burst keywords were “primary-care”, “lumbar spine” and “disability”. Conclusion This study provided a number of important insights into the global research trends and current status related to low back pain which is helpful for clinicians, researchers and policy makers to understand the research field and predict its dynamic directions. Our article could be used for quantify and academic publications about low back pain in order to obtain an overview of the given field of study and provide references and suggestions for the future work of low back pain.