A prospective randomized controlled study of VAX-D and TENS for the treatment of chronic low back pain

Neurological Research

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 780-784

  Sherry, E ^a   Kitchener, P ^b   Smart, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b VA D Australasia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Back pain; Chronic low back pain; Decompression; Lumbar spine; Spine; VAX D

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRACTION THERAPY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VERTEBRAL AXIAL DECOMPRESSION THERAPY;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACEBO EFFECT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TRACTION; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034785613     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/016164101101199180     Document Type: Article

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