The Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 601-608 , June 2009

Effects of Traditional Cupping Therapy in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Andreas Michalsen

      Affiliations

    • Immanuel Hospital Berlin, Department of Internal and Complementary Medicine, Berlin, Germany
    • Institute of Social Medicine, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Charité-University Medical Centre, Berlin, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Professor Dr. Andreas Michalsen, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Zentrum für Naturheilkunde, 14109 Berlin, Germany.
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  • Silke Bock

      Affiliations

    • Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • Rainer Lüdtke

      Affiliations

    • Karl and Veronica Carstens Foundation, Essen, Germany
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  • Thomas Rampp

      Affiliations

    • Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • Marcus Baecker

      Affiliations

    • Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • Jürgen Bachmann

      Affiliations

    • Augusta-Medical Clinic, Hattingen, Germany
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  • Jost Langhorst

      Affiliations

    • Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • Frauke Musial

      Affiliations

    • Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • Gustav J. Dobos

      Affiliations

    • Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Received 20 May 2008 ,Revised 14 November 2008 ,Accepted 6 December 2008.

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 Supported by a grant of the Karl and Veronica Carstens Foundation, Germany.

PII: S1526-5900(09)00372-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2008.12.013

The Journal of Pain
Volume 10, Issue 6 , Pages 601-608 , June 2009

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