Effectiveness of manual therapy in the treatment of non-specific neck pain: a review

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-50

  Sarigiovannis, Panagiotis ^a   Hollins, Barbara ^b  

^a Westcliffe Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

MANIPULATION; MOBILISATION; NECK PAIN; PSYCHOSOCIAL

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645323899     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/108331905X43436     Document Type: Review

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