Complex regional pain syndrome I: Management through the use of vertebral and sympathetic trunk mobilization

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 188-199

  Cleland, Joshua ^a   McRae, Meghann ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Complex Regional Pain Syndrome; Neural Mobilization; Slump Long Sitting with Sympathetic Emphasis; Thoracolumbar Mobilizations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; LEG; MOVEMENT THERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SLUMP LONG SITTING WITH SYMPATHETIC EMPHASIS; SPINE MOBILITY; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0036921793     PISSN: 10669817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/106698102790819067     Document Type: Article

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