A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effectiveness of Court-Type Traditional Thai Massage versus Amitriptyline in Patients with Chronic Tension-Type Headache

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Damapong, Peerada ^a   Kanchanakhan, Naowarat ^a   Eungpinichpong, Wichai ^b   Putthapitak, Prasobsook ^c   Damapong, Pongmada ^d  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Bamnet Narong Hospital   (Thailand)

^d SUAN SUNANDHA RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALGOMETER; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BACK; CHRONIC TENSION HEADACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT TYPE TRADITIONAL THAI MASSAGE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HARDNESS; HEAD; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; NECK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PRESSURE PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER; THAILAND; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84942802870     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/930175     Document Type: Article

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