Ultrasound-guided miniscalpel-needle release versus dry needling for chronic neck pain: A randomized controlled trial

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Zheng, Yongjun ^a   Shi, Dongping ^b   Wu, Xiaotong ^c   Gu, Minghong ^d   Ai, Zisheng ^e   Tang, Kun ^f   Ye, Le ^a   Wang, Xiangrui ^a  

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

^b Shanghai Jiading Central Hospital   (China)

^c Shanghai No 1 Rehabilitation Hospital   (China)

^d Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Jiading District of Shanghai   (China)

^e TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC NECK PAIN; DRY NEEDLING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; MENTAL COMPONENT SCORE; NECK DISABILITY INDEX; NECK PAIN; NEEDLE; PHYSICAL COMPONENT SCORE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; ULTRASOUND GUIDED MINISCALPEL NEEDLE RELEASE; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84908367699     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/235817     Document Type: Article

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