An integrative approach to low back pain

Clinics in Family Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 817-831

  Sierpina, Victor S ^a   Curtis, Peter ^a   Doering, Jacob ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANGELICA EXTRACT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ARNICA MONTANA EXTRACT; ASCORBIC ACID; BROMELAIN; CALCIUM; CALENDULA EXTRACT; CAPSAICIN; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; COLCHICINE; COMFREY EXTRACT; EMODIN; ESCIN; FLAVANOID; GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE; HARPAGOPHYTUM EXTRACT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; MAGNESIUM; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ROFECOXIB; SALIX EXTRACT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPIROFLOR; STEROID; TOPICAL AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; WATER;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANGELICA; ARNICA MONTANA; BED REST; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIOENERGY; CALENDULA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMFREY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HARPAGOPHYTUM; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; HYPNOSIS; IMAGERY; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MUSIC THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SAFETY; SPA TREATMENT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WILLOW; YOGA;

EID: 0036959125     PISSN: 15225720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1522-5720(02)00047-8     Document Type: Review

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