Effects of electroacupuncture on muscle state and electrophysiological changes in rabbits with lumbar nerve root compression

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 446-452

  Sun, Yi Jun ^a   Wu, Yao Chi ^a   Zhang, Jun Feng ^a   Zhang, Peng ^b   Tang, Zhan Ying ^c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED SIXTH PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

compression; electro acupuncture; electrophysiology; muscular tension; nerve regeneration

Indexed keywords

LOXOPROFEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANIMALS; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EVOKED POTENTIALS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; RABBITS; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 84879614482     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-013-1340-3     Document Type: Article

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