Acupuncture stimulation improves balance function in stroke patients: A single-blinded cotrolled, randomized study

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 483-494

  Liu, Sen Yung ^a,b   Hsieh, Ching Liang ^b,c   Wei, Ta Sen ^a   Liu, Peng Ta ^a   Chang, Yu Jun ^a   Li, Tsai Chung ^b  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture stimulation; Balance function; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HEAVINESS; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PARESTHESIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SENSATION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SITTING; STANDING; SWELLING SENSATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WALKING;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; QI; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE; WALKING;

EID: 68149124327     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X09006990     Document Type: Article

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