Physical therapy in the management of women with chronic pelvic pain

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-269

  Montenegro, M L L S ^a   Vasconcelos, E C L M ^a   Candido Dos Reis, F J ^a   Nogueira, A A ^a   Poli Neto, O B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Campus Universitário ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN; PLACEBO; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANAMNESIS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NERVE BLOCK; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC FLOOR; PELVIC PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURE;

EID: 38149121625     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01530.x     Document Type: Review

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