Resolution of psychological distress of whiplash patients following treatment by radiofrequency neurotomy: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Pain

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-22

  Wallis, Barbara J ^a   Lord, Susan M ^a   Bogduk, Nikolai ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cervical zygapophysial joint pain; Neck pain; Psychology; SCL 90 R; Treatment; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NECK PAIN; NEUROSURGERY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIO WAVES; RADIOSURGERY; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 0030733253     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(97)00060-2     Document Type: Article

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