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

ÇEVİK, CEMAL; ANIL, AFİTAP; Iseric, Sevgin

doi:10.3233/bmr-140550

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

ÇEVİK C., ANIL A., Iseric S. O.

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

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
Hacettepe 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.