Does spinal manipulative therapy help people with chronic low back pain?

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 277-284

  Ferreira, Manuela L ^a   Ferreira, Paulo H ^a   Latimer, Jane ^a   Herbert, Robert ^a   Maher, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Manipulation, orthopedic; Meta analysis; Spine

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DIATHERMY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMBASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SPINAL CORD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0036918388     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(14)60167-7     Document Type: Article

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