3,5,11 Needles: Looking for the perfect number of needles - A randomized and controlled study

Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 241-258

  Ceccherelli, Francesco ^a,b   Marino, Elena ^c   Caliendo, Antonio ^c   Dezzoni, Rossana ^d   Roveri, Antonella ^a   Gagliardi, Giuseppe ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b AIRAS   (Italy)

^c ASL Salerno   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e S ANTONIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Chronic; Dose; Neck pain; Number of acupuncture needles; Pain; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICES; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; NECK PAIN; NEEDLE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; NECK PAIN; NEEDLES; PAIN THRESHOLD; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929744880     PISSN: 03601293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/036012914X14109544776097     Document Type: Article

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