Autonomic status and pain profile in patients of chronic low back pain and following electro acupuncture therapy: A randomized control trial

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-36

  Shankar, Nilima ^a   Thakur, Manisha ^a   Tandon, Om Prakash ^a   Saxena, Ashok Kumar ^a   Arora, Shobha ^a   Bhattacharya, Neena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b AIMST UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Autonomic status; Chronic low back pain; Electro acupuncture; Pain profile

Indexed keywords

VALDECOXIB;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYMPATHETIC TONE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; VAGUS TONE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC PAIN; DIASTOLE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; SYSTOLE;

EID: 79953271618     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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