Acupuncture's Effects in Treating the Sequelae of Acute and Chronic Spinal Cord Injuries: A Review of Allopathic and Traditional Chinese Medicine Literature.

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Published in Evid Based Complement Alternat Med on October 25, 2010

Authors

Peter T Dorsher1, Peter M McIntosh

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32224, USA.

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