Acupuncture applied as a sensory discrimination training tool decreases movement-related pain in patients with chronic low back pain more than acupuncture alone: A randomised cross-over experiment

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 1085-1089

  Wand, Benedict Martin ^a   Abbaszadeh, Sam ^b   Smith, Anne Julia ^c   Catley, Mark Jon ^d   Lorimer Moseley, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^b Manual Concepts Australia   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

BACK INJURIES; PHYSIOTHERAPY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERCEPTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886584799     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092949     Document Type: Article

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