Immediate analgesia effect of contralateral needling at Tiaokou (ST38) in patients with chronic shoulder pain: A randomized controlled exploratory trial

Objective: To compare the immediate effect of acupuncture at the contralateral versus ipsilateral Tiaokou (ST38) in patients with Chronic shoulder pain (CSP). Method: Altogether, 38 patients with unilateral CSP were randomly assigned to a contralateral ST38 group (Contra group) or ipsilateral ST38 g...

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Main Authors: Shangqing Hu, Shuai Zhang, Guangxia Shi, Zhongyan Wang, Tianqi Wang, Chaoqun Yan, Ping Zhou, Cunzhi Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095754818301765