Cupping for Treating neck pain in video display terminal (VDT) users: A randomized controlled pilot trial

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 416-426

  Kim, Tae Hun ^a   Kang, Jung Won ^a,b   Kim, Kun Hyung ^a,c   Lee, Min Hee ^a   Kim, Jung Eun ^a   Kim, Joo Hee ^a   Lee, Seunghoon ^a   Shin, Mi Suk ^a   Jung, So Young ^a   Kim, Ae Ran ^a   Park, Hyo Ju ^a   Hong, Kwon Eui ^d  

^a Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^d Daejeon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Neck pain; Randomized controlled trial; Video display terminals (VDT); Video display terminals and cupping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER TERMINAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOUTH KOREA; SUCTION;

ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COMPUTER TERMINALS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874854665     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.12-0133-OA     Document Type: Article

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