Changing the sensory threshold of elderly people through low-frequency, high-voltage acupoint electrical stimulation

Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 277-283

  Jeon, Hye Joo ^a   Kim, Ju Hyun ^a   Choi, Young Deok ^b   Kim, Bokyung ^c   Kim, Junghwan ^a  

^a Yongin University   (South Korea)

^b Kyungdong University   (South Korea)

^c Konkuk University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupoint electrical stimulation; Seniors; Sensory threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SHOULDER;

EID: 84872337870     PISSN: 20059752     EISSN: 22337784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13530-012-0147-0     Document Type: Article

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