Efficacy of selected complementary and alternative medicine interventions for chronic pain

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-222

  Tan, Gabriel ^a,b   Craine, Michael H ^c,d   Bair, Matthew J ^e   Garcia, M Kay ^f,g   Giordano, James ^h,i   Jensen, Mark P ^j   McDonald, Shelley M ^e   Patterson, David ^j   Sherman, Richard A ^k   Williams, Wright ^a,b   Tsao, Jennie C I ^l  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^g American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine   (United States)

^h GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ SAMUELI INSTITUTE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k Behavioral Medicine Research and Training Foundation   (United States)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Biologically based medicine; Chronic pain; Complementary and alternative medicine; Efficacy; Energy medicine; Manipulative and body based medicine; Mind body medicine; Pain management; Rehabilitation; Whole or professionalized CAM practices

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICALLY BASED MEDICINE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (CAM); ENERGY MEDICINE; MIND BODY MEDICINE; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; HEALTH CARE; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

MEDICINE;

CANNABIS DERIVATIVE; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; FATTY ACID; FISH OIL; GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE; IBUPROFEN; PLACEBO; ROFECOXIB;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; BACKACHE; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEADACHE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATITIS; REFLEXOLOGY; REIKI; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ROLFING; SHIATSU; YOGA;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PAIN;

EID: 34250027553     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2006.06.0063     Document Type: Review

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