Complementary Medicine in Chronic Pain Treatment

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 451-472

  Simpson, Charles A ^a  

^a Complementary Healthcare Plans Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; AYURVEDA; BACKACHE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIOMEDICINE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE; FIBROMYALGIA; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REIKI; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF CONCEPT; TRIGGER POINT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN CLINICS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645975208     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2005.11.006     Document Type: Review

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