A randomized trial comparing acupuncture and simulated acupuncture for subacute and chronic whiplash

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 26, 2011, Pages

  Cameron, Ian Douglas ^a   Wang, Ellen ^a   Sindhusake, Doungkamol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

acupuncture; disability; neck pain; pain; quality of life; randomized trial; whiplash

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC WHIPLASH ASSOCIATED DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; NEEDLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SKIN PENETRATION; SUBACUTE WHIPLASH ASSOCIATED DISORDER; SWEAT GLAND DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 83255192183     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31821bf674     Document Type: Article

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