Randomized comparison of the therapeutic effect of acupuncture, massage, and Tachibana-style-method on stiff shoulders by measuring muscle firmness, VAS, pulse, and blood pressure

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Tachibana, Kazuhiro ^a   Ueki, Noriyuki ^a   Uchida, Takuji ^b   Koga, Hiroshi ^c  

^a Nihon Traditional Medical Society   (Japan)

^b Shinjuku Vocational College of Acupuncture Moxibustion and Judo Therapy (SSJS)   (Japan)

^c TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BUTTOCK; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FROZEN SHOULDER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JAPANESE; LEG; MALE; MASSAGE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TACHIBANA RYOJUTSU THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84858202576     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/989705     Document Type: Article

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