Acupuncture for low back pain in pregnancy - A prospective, quasi-randomised, controlled study

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 60-67

  Guerreiro Da Silva, João Bosco ^a   Nakamura, Mary Uchiyama ^b   Cordeiro, José Antonio ^a   Kulay Jr , Luiz ^b  

^a Hypertension Clinic   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Analgesic drugs; Low back pain; Pelvic pain; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 3142721880     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.22.2.60     Document Type: Article

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