Nonsurgical Interventions for Spine Pain

Neurologic Clinics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 495-505

  Levin, Kerry H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; GABAPENTIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTHRITIS; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE DURATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; NECK PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; REVIEW; SPINAL PAIN; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; HUMANS; PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 34247117647     PISSN: 07338619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ncl.2007.01.010     Document Type: Review

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