Systematic literature review of spinal decompression via motorized traction for chronic discogenic low back pain

Pain Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 171-178

  Macario, Alex ^a   Pergolizzi, Joseph V ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Discogenic pain; Low back pain; Mechanized or motorized traction; Outcome; Spinal decompression

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DECOMPRESSION; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; TRACTION;

EID: 33746892588     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2006.00082.x     Document Type: Review

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