The effectiveness of acupuncture/TENS for phantom limb syndrome. I: A systematic review of controlled clinical trials

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 355-364

  Hu, Xiaoyang ^a   Trevelyan, Esmé ^a   Yang, Guoyan ^b   Lee, Myeong Soo ^c   Lorenc, Ava ^a   Liu, Jianping ^b   Robinson, Nicola ^a  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^c Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Phantom limb pain; Phantom limb sensation; Phantom limb syndrome; Systematic review; Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGNOSIA; ANALGESIA; ARM AMPUTATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEG AMPUTATION; LIMB AMPUTATION; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; PHANTOM LIMB SENSATION; PHANTOM PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84901839741     PISSN: 18763820     EISSN: 18763839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2014.01.003     Document Type: Review

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