Sciatic pain and piriformis syndrome

Nurse Practitioner

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 166-181

  Douglas, Sara ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BUTTOCK; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; ISCHIALGIA; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MUSCLE DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW;

ADULT; BUTTOCKS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SCIATICA;

EID: 0031132651     PISSN: 03611817     EISSN: 15388662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006205-199705000-00009     Document Type: Article

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