A randomized controlled clinical trial for low back pain treated by acupressure and physical therapy

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 168-176

  Hsieh, Lisa Li Chen ^a   Kuo, Chung Hung ^b   Yen, Ming Fang ^a   Chen, Tony Hsiu Hsi ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Shen Ho Orthopedic Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Low back pain; Pain score; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ACUPRESSURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPRESSURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2942715155     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2004.01.036     Document Type: Article

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