Evaluation of the immediate effect of acupuncture on pain, cervical range of motion and electromyographic activity of the upper trapezius muscle in patients with nonspecific neck pain: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Calamita, Simone Aparecida Penimpedo ^a   Biasotto Gonzalez, Daniela Aparecida ^a   De Melo, Nivea Cristina ^a   dos Santos, Douglas Meira ^a   de Lassa, Roberta ^a   de Mendonça, Fabiana Sarilho ^a   Oliveira, Claudia Santos ^a   Amorim, César Ferreira ^b   Gonzalez, Tabajara Oliveira ^a   Fumagalli, Marco Antônio ^a   de Gomes, Cid André Fidelis Paula ^a   Politti, Fabiano ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVE DE JULHO   (Brazil)

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

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Clinical trial; Electromyography; Neck pain; Pain; Physical therapy; Rehabilitation; Upper trapezius muscle

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPH; ELECTROMYOGRAPH ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LARGE INTESTINE; MOTOR CONTROL; NECK DISABILITY INDEX; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RANGE OF MOTION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; ADOLESCENT; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CERVICAL VERTEBRA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISABILITY; FEMALE; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RESEARCH DESIGN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SUPERFICIAL BACK MUSCLES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925636676     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-015-0623-3     Document Type: Article

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