Intramuscular ketorolac versus osteopathic manipulative treatment in the management of acute neck pain in the emergency department: A randomized clinical trial

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 57-68

  McReynolds, Tamara M ^a   Sheridan, Barry J ^b,c  

^a CARL R DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Fort Sam Houston   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; NECK PAIN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; KETOROLAC TROMETHAMINE; MALE; MANIPULATION, OSTEOPATHIC; NECK PAIN;

EID: 15044345133     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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