Comparison between the effects of trigger point mesotherapy versus acupuncture points mesotherapy in the treatment of chronic low back pain: A short term randomized controlled trial

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-26

  Di Cesare, Annalisa ^a   Giombini, Arrigo ^b   Di Cesare, Mariachiara ^c   Ripani, Maurizio ^b   Vulpiani, Maria Chiara ^d   Saraceni, Vincenzo Maria ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Low back pain; Mesotherapy; Trigger points

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ACCUPUNCTURE POINT MESOTHERAPY; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGGER POINT; TRIGGER POINT MESOTHERAPY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MESOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79551550058     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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