Acupuncture in Patients with a Vertebral Compression Fracture: A Protocol for a Randomized, Controlled, Pilot Clinical Trial

• Glavni autori: Hyun-jong Lee (Autor), Jung-chul Seo (Autor), Sung-hoon Park (Autor), Min-ah Kwak (Autor), Im hee Shin (Autor), Bo-mi Min (Autor), Min-su Cho (Autor), Woon-seok Roh (Autor), Jin-yong Jung (Autor)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute, 2015-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Objectives: A vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is characterized by back pain and fracture of a vertebral body on spinal radiography. VCFs of the thoraco lumbar spine are common in the elderly. In general, appropriate analgesics should be prescribed to reduce pain and, thus, promote early mobiliz...