Naprapathic manual therapy or evidence-based care for back and neck pain: A randomized, controlled trial

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 431-439

  Skillgate, Eva ^a,b   Vingård, Eva ^d   Alfredsson, Lars ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Naprapathögskolan Scandinavian College of Naprapathic Manual Medicine   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM COUNTY COUNCIL   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Back pain; Complementary therapies; Evidence based care; Manual therapy; Neck pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BACKACHE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NAPRAPATHY; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SPINE MOBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BACK PAIN; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249051024     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31805593d8     Document Type: Article

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