Lack of effect of acupuncture on electromyographic (EMG) activity - A randomised controlled trial in healthy volunteers

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 55-60

  Tough, Liz ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Common wrist extensors; Electromyography; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RELIABILITY; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 33745875342     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.24.2.55     Document Type: Article

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