Open AccessImmediate Effects of Acupuncture on the Mechanosensitivity of the Median Nerve: An Exploratory Randomised Trial
Author(s) -
Nuno Morais,
Henry Johannes Greten,
Maria João Santos,
Jorge Machado
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
acupuncture in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1759-9873
pISSN - 0964-5284
DOI - 10.1136/acupmed-2016-011357
Subject(s) - medicine , acupuncture , dry needling , analysis of variance , repeated measures design , physical therapy , randomized controlled trial , elbow , anesthesia , surgery , pathology , statistics , alternative medicine , mathematics
Acupuncture appears to reduce the mechanosensitivity of peripheral nerves in animal models; yet, this possibility has not been demonstrated in humans.
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