A randomized treatment study to compare the efficacy of repeated nerve blocks with cognitive therapy for control of chronic head and neck pain

Pain Research and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 185-189

  Gale, George ^a   Nussbaum, David ^b   Rothbart, Peter ^a   Hann, Beverley ^a   Leung, Van ^c   Kanetz, Gillian ^c  

^a Unit 125   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Antinociceptive; Cervicogenic headache; Cognitive therapy; Neck pain; Nerve blocks; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIMIGRAINE AGENT; ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; TELEPHONE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 12244274331     PISSN: 12036765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2002/509120     Document Type: Article

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