Effect of acupressure and trigger points in treating headache: A randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-14

  Hsieh, Lisa Li Chen ^a,d   Liou, Horng Huei ^c,e   Lee, Liang Huei ^b   Chen, Tony Hsiu Hsi ^d   Yen, Amy Ming Fang ^d  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupressure; Alternative Medicine; Headache; Pain; Randomized Controlled Trial; Trigger Point

Indexed keywords

MEPHENOXALONE; RIBOFLAVIN; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; OXAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TAIWAN; TRIGGER POINT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ACUPUNCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEADACHE AND FACIAL PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PAIN; RELAXATION TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; OXAZOLES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION THERAPY; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951215972     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X10007634     Document Type: Article

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