Effects of auricular acupressure on menstrual symptoms and nitric oxide for women with primary dysmenorrhea

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 235-242

  Wang, Mei Chuan ^a   Hsu, Mei Chi ^b   Chien, Li Wei ^c   Kao, Chien Huei ^a   Liu, Chi Feng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; NITRIC OXIDE; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL SWELLING; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; AURICULAR ACUPRESSURE; BACKACHE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST SWELLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLLEGE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSMENORRHEA; EFFECT SIZE; ENDOCRINE GLAND; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; KIDNEY; LIVER; MASSAGE; MENSTRUATION; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MOOD DISORDER; MUSCLE CRAMP; PAIN; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESSNESS; SCREENING TEST; SKIN DISEASE; TAIWAN; THERAPY EFFECT;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62649165481     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0164     Document Type: Article

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