Reductions in Pain Medication Use Associated with Traditional Chinese Medicine for Chronic Pain
Author(s) -
Charles Elder,
Cheryl Ritenbaugh,
Mikel Aickin,
Richard Hammerschlag,
Samuel F. Dworkin,
Scott Mist,
Richard E. Harris
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the permanente journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1552-5775
pISSN - 1552-5767
DOI - 10.7812/tpp/12.967
Subject(s) - medicine , visual analogue scale , aspirin , quartile , randomized controlled trial , morphine , physical therapy , nonsteroidal , analgesic , chronic pain , anesthesia , confidence interval
Participants in a randomized trial of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD) had a linear decline in pain over 16 TCM visits.
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