The effect of acupuncture on the motor recovery of the upper limb after stroke

Physiotherapy

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 614-619

  Hopwood, Val ^a,c   Lewith, George ^b  

^a Acupuncture Assoc Chrtd P

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Hemiplegia; Motor recovery; Stroke

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0031465909     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)65925-1     Document Type: Article

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