Auricular Point Acupressure Smartphone Application to Manage Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Longitudinal, One-Group, Open Pilot Trial

• Main Authors: Jennifer Kawi PhD, NP (Author), Chao Hsing Yeh PhD, RN (Author), Mengchi Li RN (Author), Keenan Caswell BS (Author), Maurice Mazraani MD (Author), Nada Lukkahatai PhD, RN (Author), Sylvanus Mensah RN (Author), Janiece Taylor PhD, RN (Author), Chakra Budhathoki PhD (Author), Paul Christo MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is the most common self-reported chronic pain condition. Current treatment for CMP is limited. Methods This was a two-phase study. In Phase 1, three auricular point acupressure (APA)-naïve participants were recruited to explore their experiences of APA...