Bilateral effects of 6 weeks' unilateral acupuncture and electroacupuncture on ankle dorsiflexors muscle strength: A pilot study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 50-55

  Zhou, Shi ^a,b   Huang, Li Ping ^a   Liu, Jun ^a   Yu, Jun Hai ^a   Tian, Qiang ^a   Cao, Long Jun ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF SPORT   (China)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Electric stimulation; Functional laterality; Muscle strength; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ANKLE JOINT; CHINA; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PILOT PROJECTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855566162     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.08.010     Document Type: Article

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