Electrical stimulation of acupuncture points and blood pressure responses to postural changes: A pilot study

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Jones, Alice Y M ^a   Kwan, Y L ^a   Leung, Nathan T F ^a   Yu, Rachel P W ^a   Wu, Cindy M Y ^a   Warburton, Darren E R ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTERY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY POSTURE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SUPINE POSITION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ARTERIES; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HEAD-DOWN TILT; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SUPINE POSITION; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 79959929193     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2011142     Document Type: Article

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