A study on the clinical effects of physical therapy and acupuncture to treat spontaneous frozen shoulder

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 759-775

  Ma, Tsochiang ^a   Kao, Mu Jung ^b   Lin, I Hsin ^a   Chiu, Yen Lin ^c   Chien, Chingwen ^d   Ho, Tsung Jung ^a,e   Chu, Bow Ching ^a,e   Chang, Yung Hsien ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHANGHUA UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e Chang Hua Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Frozen shoulder; Integration of Chinese and Western medicine; Quality of life; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FROZEN SHOULDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; BURSITIS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750481270     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X06004272     Document Type: Article

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