Lumbar spinal stenosis: A literature review

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 141-148

  Wencel, Jeff ^b   Olson, Kenneth A ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis; Manual Therapy; Neurogenic Claudication

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

AGING; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXERCISE; HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOTICS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SPINE TUMOR; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

EID: 0032851559     PISSN: 10669817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/106698199790811663     Document Type: Review

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