Effects of acupuncture and sham acupuncture in addition to physiotherapy in patients undergoing bilateral total knee arthroplasty - A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 719-728

  Tsang, Raymond Chi Chung ^a   Tsang, Pui Ling ^a   Ko, Chung Yee ^a   Kong, Ben Chi Hung ^a   Lee, Wing Yee ^a   Yip, Ho Ting ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GAIT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CENTER;

ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; WALKING;

EID: 34548758612     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215507077362     Document Type: Article

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