The Benefit of a Mechanical Needle Stimulation Pad in Patients with Chronic Neck and Lower Back Pain: Two Randomized Controlled Pilot Studies

The Benefit of a Mechanical Needle Stimulation Pad in Patients with Chronic Neck and Lower Back Pain: Two Randomized Controlled Pilot Studies

Objectives. The objective was to investigate whether a treatment with a needle stimulation pad (NSP) changes perceived pain and/or sensory thresholds in patients with chronic neck (NP) and lower back pain (BP). Methods. 40 patients with chronic NP and 42 patients with chronic BP were equally randomi...

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Main Authors: Claudia Hohmann, Isabella Ullrich, Romy Lauche, Kyung-Eun Choi, Rainer Lüdtke, Roman Rolke, Holger Cramer, Felix Joyonto Saha, Thomas Rampp, Andreas Michalsen, Jost Langhorst, Gustav Dobos, Frauke Musial
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/753583

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/753583

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