Clinical trial of electrical acupuncture on hemiplegic stroke patients

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-122

  Wong, Alice M K ^a   Su, Ting Ya ^b   Tang, Fuk Tan ^b   Cheng, Pao Tsai ^b   Liaw, Mei Yun ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Electrical stimulation; Functional electrical stimulation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HEALTH CARE;

FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE;

ELECTROACUPUNCTURE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEMIPLEGIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARM; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; LEG; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 0033104328     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199903000-00006     Document Type: Article

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