Different frequencies of acupuncture treatment for chronic low back pain: An assessor-blinded pilot randomised controlled trial

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 131-140

  Yuan, Jing ^a   Purepong, Nithima ^a   Hunter, Ruth Fiona ^a   Kerr, Daniel Paul ^a   Park, Jongbae ^b   Bradbury, Ian ^c   McDonough, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c FRONTIER SCIENCE SCOTLAND LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Frequency; Low back pain; Randomised controlled trials

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 67349193212     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2008.10.003     Document Type: Article

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