Efficacy of home cervical traction therapy

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 30-32

  Swezey, Robert L ^a   Swezey, Annette M ^a   Warner, Kathy ^a  

^a Arthritis and Back Pain Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical Pain; Cervical Radiculopathy; Cervical Traction

Indexed keywords

HUMAN REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT;

CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY; HOME CERVICAL TRACTION;

PHYSICAL THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; DEVICE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 0032929205     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199901000-00008     Document Type: Article

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