Manual therapy: The historical, current, and future role in the treatment of pain

TheScientificWorldJournal

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages 109-120

  Smith Jr , A Russell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Extremity; Manipulation; Manual therapy; Massage; Rehabilitation; Spinal

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CRYOTHERAPY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NECK PAIN; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REST; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL TRIALS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; PAIN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 33846870984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2007.14     Document Type: Review

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