Acupuncture for spinal cord injury survivors in Chinese literature: A systematic review

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 316-327

  Shin, Byung Cheul ^a   Lee, Myeong Soo ^b   Kong, Jae Cheol ^c   Jang, Insoo ^d,e   Park, Jongbae J ^d  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^c Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

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

^e Woosuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Bladder dysfunction; Rehabilitation; Spinal cord injury; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

MECOBALAMIN; NEOSTIGMINE METHYL SULFATE;

ACUPUNCTURE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CHINA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; NURSING CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SPASTICITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINE RETENTION;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; CHINA; HUMANS; PUBLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SURVIVORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES;

EID: 70449710781     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2009.09.001     Document Type: Review

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