Post-herpetic neuralgia: Possible mechanisms for pain relief with manual therapy

Manual Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 180-184

  Rabey, Martin Ian ^a  

^a Fulham Physiotherapy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ALLODYNIA; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEEL PAIN; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MOBILIZATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL GANGLION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

EID: 0041972419     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1356-689X(03)00007-9     Document Type: Article

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