Acupuncture for chronic achilles tendnopathy: A randomized controlled study

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 900-904

  Zhang, Bi Meng ^a   Zhong, Li Wei ^a   Xu, Si Wei ^a   Jiang, Hui Ru ^b   Shen, Jian ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Achilles tendnopathy; acupuncture; randomized control trial

Indexed keywords

ACHILLES TENDINITIS; ACHILLES TENDON; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYALGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; YOUNG ADULT;

ACHILLES TENDON; ACUPUNCTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84891039840     PISSN: 16720415     EISSN: 19930402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11655-012-1218-4     Document Type: Article

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