Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Acupuncture With Placebo Acupuncture for the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 367-373

  Yao, Elisa ^a   Gerritz, Peter K ^a   Henricson, Erik ^a   Abresch, Ted ^a   Kim, Jorge ^a   Han, Jay ^a   Wang, Kenten ^a   Zhao, Holly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACE; CARPAL TUNNEL SELF ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE SYMPTOM AND FUNCTION SCALE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HAND FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDLE; PINCH STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; BRACES; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SENSATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862777934     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2012.01.008     Document Type: Article

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