Acupuncture together with cytokine depressing herbs in comparison to injection therapy with steroids in sciatic pain;Akupunktur kombiniert mit Naturstoffen in der Behandlung der Lumboischialgie

Schmerz

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 180-184

  Wehling, P ^a,c   Reinecke, J ^b  

^a Praxis Klin Orthopad N   (Germany)

^b Orthogen Gentechnologie GmbH   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

acupuncture; cytokine inhibition; herbal medicine; sciatic pain; steroids

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MEPIVACAINE; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERB; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030769451     PISSN: 0932433X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004820050082     Document Type: Article

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