Forschende Komplementärmedizin = Research in complementary medicine
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Forsch Komplementmed · Aug 2008
Developing a qigong intervention and an exercise therapy for elderly patients with chronic neck pain and the study protocol.
In the so far published trials on qigong and exercise therapies, the methods and especially the interventions applied are rarely described in detail. Therefore, we report on the development of the interventions, the study design and protocols of a randomised controlled multi-centre trial. ⋯ The results of this study may help clarify, if qigong is a feasible, safe and effective intervention for elderly people with neck pain.