Immediate effects of electroacupuncture and manual acupuncture on pain, mobility and muscle strength in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A randomised controlled trial

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 236-241

  Plaster, Ralph ^a   Vieira, Wellington Bueno ^a   Alencar, Flávia Alves Duarte ^a   Nakano, Eduardo Yoshio ^b   Liebano, Richard Eloin ^a  

^a MASTERS AND DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84902241786     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/acupmed-2013-010489     Document Type: Article

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