Qigong and exercise therapy in patients with long-term neck pain: A prospective randomized trial

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 2415-2422

  Lansinger, Birgitta ^a   Larsson, Elisabeth ^a   Persson, Liselott C ^a   Carlsson, Jane Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Exercise therapy; Long term neck pain; Physiotherapy; Qigong

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QIGONG; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; BREATHING EXERCISES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 37349124578     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181573b4b     Document Type: Article

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