Acupuncture as analgesia for non-emergent acute non-specific neck pain, ankle sprain and primary headache in an emergency department setting: A protocol for a parallel group, randomised, controlled pilot trial

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Kim, Kun Hyung ^a   Ryu, Ji Ho ^b   Park, Maeng Real ^b   Kim, Yong In ^b   Min, Mun Ki ^b   Park, Yong Myeon ^b   Kim, Yu Ri ^a   Noh, Seung Hee ^a   Kang, Min Joo ^a   Kim, Young Jun ^a   Kim, Jae Kyu ^a   Lee, Byung Ryul ^a   Choi, Jun Yong ^a   Yang, Gi Young ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; MORPHINE; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; TALNIFLUMATE; TIZANIDINE; TRAMADOL;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE; ADULT; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KOREAN MEDICINE; NECK PAIN; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEADACHE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SELF REPORT; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; YOUNG ADULT; ACUPUNCTURE; ACUTE PAIN; ANALGESIA; ANKLE INJURY; COMPLICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEADACHE; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ACUTE PAIN; ANALGESIA; ANKLE INJURIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEADACHE; HUMANS; NECK PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84903204137     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-004994     Document Type: Article

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