The therapeutic effects of acupuncture on patients with chronic neck myofascial pain syndrome: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 849-859

  Sun, Mei Yuan ^a   Hsieh, Ching Liang ^a,b   Cheng, Yung Yen ^c   Hung, Hung Chang ^c   Li, Tsai Chung ^a   Yen, Sch May ^c   Huang, I Shin ^c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Nantou Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; McGill Pain Questionnaire; Myosfacial Pain Syndrome; Short Form 36; Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; NECK PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 77956430018     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X10008299     Document Type: Article

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