Acupuncture acute back pain

Most of us are familiar with the use of acupuncture for back pain but it's still interesting to see how the studies back that up. I know it has worked for me in the past and I continue to use it today to manage my degenerative disc disease. http://www.jcm.co.uk/research-archive/article/acupuncture-for-acute-back-pain-2077/