Bilateral effect of unilateral electroacupuncture on muscle strength

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 539-546

  Huang, Li Ping ^a   Zhou, Shi ^b   Lu, Zhen ^a   Tian, Qiang ^a   Li, Xia ^a   Cao, Long Jun ^a   Yu, Jun Hai ^a   Wang, Hui ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SPORT   (China)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CENTER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TREATMENT DURATION; ZUSANLI;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34347340470     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.6250     Document Type: Article

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