Effective chronic low back pain and knee pain treatment with acupuncture in geriatric patients

Cevik C., ANIL A., Iseric S. O.

JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION, cilt.28, sa.3, ss.517-520, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3233/bmr-140550
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.517-520
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Acupuncture, complementary therapy, low back pain, knee pain, FALLS
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND: The most common disease of the older age group in Turkey is degenerative articular disease and pain associated with the disease. Analgesics and physical therapy are preferred treatment for geriatric chronic pain but suffering from multiple medical and nutritional problems in old ages can limit treatment options with analgesics due to an increased risk of adverse effects and drug interactions.