Stimulation of acupoint ST-34 acutely improves gait performance in geriatric patients during rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-14

  Hauer, Klaus ^a   Wendt, Isabel ^b   Schwenk, Michael ^a   Rohr, Christina ^b   Oster, Peter ^a   Greten, Johannes ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Heidelberg School of Chinese Medicine   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acupuncture therapy; Aged; Gait; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GAIT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NEEDLE; PATIENT MOBILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SENSOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; WALKING;

EID: 78650642564     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.09.023     Document Type: Article

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