The use of surface electromyography for the study of auricular acupuncture

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 219-226

  Politti, Fabiano ^a,b   Amorim, Cesar Ferreira ^c   Calili, Lilian ^a   de Oliveira Andrade, Adriano ^d   Palomari, Evanisi T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO SAPUCAÍ   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Auricular acupuncture; Electromyography; Neurophysiology

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DELTOID MUSCLE; EAR CARTILAGE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRIEDMAN TEST; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; REFLEX; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRAPEZIUM BONE;

ACUPUNCTURE, EAR; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953121264     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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