Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on acupoints relieves labor pain: A non-randomized controlled study

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 234-238

  Peng, Ting ^a   Li, Xiao Tian ^a   Zhou, Shu Feng ^b   Xiong, Yu ^a   Kang, Yuan ^a   Cheng, Hai Dong ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Technology University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acupoint; Labor; Pain; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; AMNION FLUID; ANALGESIA; ANURIA; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NULLIPARA; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78149454051     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-010-0234-9     Document Type: Article

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