Effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture for poststroke patients with shoulder pain: study protocol for a double-center, randomized, patient- and assessor-blinded, sham-controlled, parallel, clinical trial

Effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture for poststroke patients with shoulder pain: study protocol for a double-center, randomized, patient- and assessor-blinded, sham-controlled, parallel, clinical trial

Abstract Background Practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine have suggested that acupuncture could alleviate poststroke shoulder pain, based on the clinical evidence. This study protocol is aimed at showing the effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture therapy for stroke survivor...

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Main Authors: Seungwon Shin, Sung Pil Yang, Ami Yu, Junghee Yoo, Sung Min Lim, Euiju Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Subjects:
Stroke
Shoulder pain
Electroacupuncture
Randomized controlled trial
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-019-2468-x

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