Treatment of fibromyalgia with formula acupuncture: Investigation of needle placement, needle stimulation, and treatment frequency

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 663-671

  Harris, Richard E ^a   Tian, Xiaoming ^b   Williams, David A ^a   Tian, Thomas X ^b   Cupps, Thomas R ^c   Petzke, Frank ^d   Groner, Kimberly H ^a   Biswas, Pinaki ^e   Gracely, Richard H ^a   Clauw, Daniel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Academy of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FORMULA ACUPUNCTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE; NEEDLE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SHORT FORM 36; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NAUSEA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24644452985     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.663     Document Type: Article

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