Infrared therapy for chronic low back pain: A randomized, controlled trial

Pain Research and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 193-196

  Gale, George D ^a   Rothbart, Peter J ^a   Li, Ye ^b  

^a Rothbart Pain Management Clinic   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic back pain; Infrared therapy; Low back pain; Lumbar pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748675278     PISSN: 12036765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2006/876920     Document Type: Article

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