Medicinal and injection therapies for mechanical neck disorders: A cochrane systematic review

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 957-967

  Peloso, Paul M ^a   Gross, Anita R ^b   Haines, Ted A ^b   Trinh, Kien ^b   Goldsmith, Charles H ^b   Aker, Peter ^c   Kay, T ^c   Graham, N ^c   Kroeling, P ^c   Bronfort, G ^c   Santaguida, P ^c   Haraldsson, B ^c   Myers, C ^c   Hoving, J ^c   Ezzo, J ^c   Morien, A ^c   Eady, A M ^c  

^a AMGEN INC   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Injections; Medication; Metaanalysis; Neck; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; BUPIVACAINE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLONIXIN LYSINE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; DIAZEPAM; EPERISONE; FLUOXETINE; GLAFENINE; IBUPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; MEPIVACAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MULTIVITAMIN; MYONAL; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PHENOBARBITAL; PLACEBO; PRILOCAINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETRAZEPAM; TOLMETIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; WATER;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUTE DISEASE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CINAHL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INJECTION; JOINT FUNCTION; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MECHANICAL NECK DISORDER; MEDICAL LEAVE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NECK PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADICULAR PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BOTULINUM TOXINS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIDOCAINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NECK PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 33646458517     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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