Acupuncture for lumbar spinal stenosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 535-556

  Kim, Kun Hyung ^a   Kim, Tae Hun ^b   Lee, Byung Ryul ^a   Kim, Jae Kyu ^a   Son, Dong Wuk ^c   Lee, Sang Weon ^c   Yang, Gi Young ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Complementary and alternative medicine; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; IBUPROFEN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVENTION STUDY; LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS; META ANALYSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE; COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPINAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884156342     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.08.007     Document Type: Review

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