Effect of 4 weeks of Acu-TENS on functional capacity and β-endorphin level in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized controlled trial

Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-36

  Ngai, Shirley P C ^a   Jones, Alice Y M ^a   Hui Chan, Christina W Y ^b   Ko, Fanny W S ^c   Hui, David S C ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Endorphin; Acu TENS; COPD; Cumulative effect

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; INFLAMMATION; LUNG CAPACITY; MALE; PATELLA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; THERAPY EFFECT; WALKING;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BETA-ENDORPHIN; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-8; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 77955428039     PISSN: 15699048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resp.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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