Preliminary evidence of the short-term effectiveness of alternative treatments for low back pain

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 453-462

  Davis, Kermit G ^a,b   Kotowski, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b 330 Kettering Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Chiropractic care; Massage therapy; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MASSAGE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VELOCITY;

EID: 33644584185     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/thc-2005-13601     Document Type: Article

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