Acupuncture for treating fibromyalgia

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Deare, John C ^a,b   Zheng, Zhen ^b   Xue, Charlie C L ^b   Liu, Jian Ping ^c   Shang, Jingsheng ^d   Scott, Sean W ^e   Littlejohn, Geoff ^f  

^a Compmed Health Institute ^*  (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^d Akupunktoren Bruno Aamo AS   (Norway)

^e ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADVERSE EVENT; ALGOMETRY; CAREGIVER; DRUG USE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL WELL-BEING; PRESSURE PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELECTION BIAS; SHAM PROCEDURE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SHORT FORM 36; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TABLET; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGGER POINT; ANALGESIA; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; METHODOLOGY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; PAIN MANAGEMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84891787062     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1469493X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007070.pub2     Document Type: Review

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