Randomised trial of trigger point acupuncture compared with other acupuncture for treatment of chronic neck pain

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 172-179

  Itoh, Kazunori ^a   Katsumi, Yasukazu ^a   Hirota, Satoko ^a   Kitakoji, Hiroshi ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic neck pain; Elderly; Randomised controlled trial; Sham acupuncture; Trigger point

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; VITAMIN D;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JAPAN; MALE; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORIENTAL MEDICINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 34547855897     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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