Analysis on the effect of acupuncture in treating cervical spondylosis with different syndrome types

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 426-430

  Fu, Wen Bin ^a   Liang, Zhao Hui ^a,b   Zhu, Xiao Ping ^a   Yu, Peng ^a   Zhang, Ji Fu ^a  

^a Guangdong Provincial Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital   (China)

^b Chinese Traditional Medicine Hospital of Guangdong Province   (China)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Cervical spondylosis; Efficacy evaluation; Repeated measurement

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFRARED RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SPONDYLOSIS;

EID: 73849136114     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-009-0426-z     Document Type: Article

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