Anthroposophic vs. conventional therapy for chronic low back pain: A prospective comparative study

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 302-310

  Hamre, Harald J ^a,e   Witt, C M ^b   Glockmann, A ^a   Wegscheider, K ^c   Ziegler, R ^d   Willich, S N ^b   Kiene, H ^a  

^a Institut fur angewandte Erkenntnistheorie und medizinische Methodologie e V   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^d Society for Cancer Research   (Switzerland)

^e Abteilung für Klinische Forschung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthroposophy; Comparative study; Drug therapy; Eurythmy therapy; Intervertebral disk displacement; Low back pain; Physical therapy; Rhythmical massage therapy

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; FLECAINIDE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NEBIVOLOL; PROPICILLIN; TACALCITOL; TAMOXIFEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ART THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 36; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOSOPHY; ART THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COUNSELING; EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34248575405     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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