Pilotstudy of electroacupuncture in the treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain;Elektrostimulationsakupunktur bei peripheren neuropathischen schmerzsyndromen: Klinische pilotstudie zur analgetischen wirksamkeit

Schmerz

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 114-120

  Irnich, D ^a,b   Winklmeier, S ^a   Beyer, A ^a   Peter, K ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Chronic pain; Electroacupuncture; Neuralgia; Neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MOOD; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEURITIS; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURITIS; PAIN; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036549217     PISSN: 0932433X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00482-001-0128-8     Document Type: Article

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