Are SPA therapy and pulsed electromagnetic field therapy effective for chronic neck pain? Randomised clinical trial First part: clinical evaluation;Y a-t-il un effet des soins thermaux et des champs électromagnétiques pulsés sur la cervicalgie chronique ? Essai clinique randomisé Première partie : étude clinique

Annales de Readaptation et de Medecine Physique

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 140-147

  Forestier, R ^a   Francon A ^a   Saint Arromand, F ^b   Bertolino, C ^c   Guillemot, A ^a   Graber Duvernay, B ^a   Slikh, M ^a   Duplan, B ^a  

^a Centre de recherche rhumatologique et thermal   (France)

^b Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie de Savoie ^*  (France)

^c Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie de Savoie   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic Cervical pain; Pulsed electromagnetic fields; Randomized clinical trial; Spa therapy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; MORPHINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPENHAGEN NECK FUNCTIONAL DISABILIY SCALE; DISABILITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SPA TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CRYOTHERAPY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34047165798     PISSN: 01686054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annrmp.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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