Phantom limb pain treated by application of press ring acupuncture needles of the opposite extremity: A case report

Pain Digest

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 230-231

  Aldrete, J Antonio ^a   Ghaly, Ramsis F ^b  

^a Pain and Spine Institute   (United States)

^b Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; HUMAN; NEEDLE; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHANTOM PAIN;

EID: 0029844317     PISSN: 09389016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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