External Qigong for Pain Conditions: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials

Journal of Pain

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 827-831

  Lee, Myeong Soo ^a,b   Pittler, Max H ^a   Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

External qigong; pain; qigong; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; QIGONG; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

BREATHING EXERCISES; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 35548986143     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2007.05.016     Document Type: Review

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