My back has shrunk: The influence of traditional cupping on body image in patients with chronic non-specific neck pain

Forschende Komplementarmedizin

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 68-74

  Lauche, Romy ^a   Cramer, Holger ^a   Haller, Heidemarie ^a   Musial, Frauke ^b   Langhorst, Jost ^a   Dobos, Gustav J ^a   Berger, Bettina ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attention; Body awareness; Body image; Chronic pain; Coping strategies; Cupping therapy; Interview; Neck pain

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BODY IMAGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861314065     PISSN: 16614119     EISSN: 16614127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000337688     Document Type: Article

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