Effectiveness of combining manual therapy and acupuncture on temporomandibular joint dysfunction: A restrospective study

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 203-208

  Shin, Byung Cheul ^a   Ha, Chung Hyo ^a   Song, Yung Sun ^a   Lee, Myeong Soo ^a,b  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Manual Therapy; Maximal Mouth Opening; Pain; Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34147201891     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X07004746     Document Type: Article

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