Acupuncture at Houxi (SI 3) acupoint for acute neck pain caused by stiff neck: Study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Sun, Zhong Ren ^a,b   Yue, Jin Huan ^a   Tian, Hong Zhao ^a   Zhang, Qin Hong ^a,b  

^a HEILONGJIANG UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b University of Chinese Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; EDEMA; FAINTNESS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; NECK PAIN; NORTHWICK PARK NECK PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PILOT STUDY; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN REDNESS; STIFF NECK; ACUTE PAIN; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; NECK; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ACUTE PAIN; ADULT; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; NECK; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84965094517     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006236     Document Type: Article

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