Does acupuncture improve quality of life for patients with pain associated with the spine? A systematic review

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Zheng, Zhen ^a   Lu, Shao Chen ^a   Xue, Charlie Changli ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMBASE; EMOTION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MEDLINE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL FUNCTION; META ANALYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPINE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SKIN PENETRATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TRAINING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 78349261258     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/301767     Document Type: Article

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