Efficacy of microcurrent therapy in the treatment of chronic nonspecific back pain: A pilot study

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 495-499

  Koopman, Joseph S H A ^a,b   Vrinten, Dorien H ^a   Van Wijck, Albert J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Controlled trial; Crossover design; Microcurrent therapy; Placebo; Randomized

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MICROCURRENT THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 67649544446     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31819a6f3e     Document Type: Article

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