Effect of 4 weeks of Acu-TENS on functional capacity and beta-endorphin level in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial.

Ngai, Shirley P C; Jones, Alice Y M; Hui-Chan, Christina W Y; Ko, Fanny W S; Hui, David S C

Ngai, Shirley P C; Jones, Alice Y M; Hui-Chan, Christina W Y; Ko, Fanny W S; Hui, David S C.

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Ngai SP; Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Respir Physiol Neurobiol ; 173(1): 29-36, 2010 Aug 31.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20601209

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Acupuncture Points; Forced Expiratory Volume/physiology; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/therapy; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation/methods; Vital Capacity/physiology; beta-Endorphin/metabolism; Aged; Analysis of Variance; C-Reactive Protein/metabolism; Double-Blind Method; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Interleukin-8/blood; Male; Prospective Studies; Respiratory Function Tests/methods; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/blood

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Traditional Medicines: Medicinas_tradicionales_de_asia / Medicina_china Main subject: Beta-Endorphin / Acupuncture Points / Vital Capacity / Forced Expiratory Volume / Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation / Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive Type of study: Clinical_trials / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Language: En Journal: Respir Physiol Neurobiol Year: 2010 Type: Article Affiliation country: Hong Kong

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