Complementary and alternative approaches to the treatment of persistent musculoskeletal pain

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 244-255

  Weiner, Debra K ^a,b   Ernst, Edzard ^c  

^a Division of Geriatric Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Chronic pain; Complementary and alternative medicine; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM EXTRACT; ANALGESIC AGENT; BOSWELLIA SERRATA EXTRACT; CAPSAICIN; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; DEVIL CLAW EXTRACT; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR EXTRACT; GITADYL; GUAIAC; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PHYTODOLOR; PIASCLEDINE; PLANT EXTRACT; POPLAR EXTRACT; PRIMROSE OIL; REUMALEX; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; BACKACHE; BLEEDING; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG CROSS REACTIVITY; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYALGIA; NECK PAIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SARSAPARILLA; SIDE EFFECT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; URTICA DIOICA; WILLOW;

ACUPUNCTURE; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PHYTOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042660194     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-200407000-00006     Document Type: Review

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