Predictors of a favorable outcome in patients treated by chiropractors for neck pain

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1451-1458

  Rubinstein, Sidney M ^a   Knol, Dirk L ^a   Leboeuf Yde, Charlotte ^b   De Koekkoek, Tammy E ^c   Pfeifle, Charles E ^d   Van Tulder, Maurits W ^a,e  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c Private Practice of Chiropractic   (Netherlands)

^d Private Practice   (Netherlands)

^e VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Chiropractic; Neck pain; Outcome; Predictors; Prognosis; Prognostic factors; Spinal manipulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NECK INJURY; NECK PAIN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; DENMARK; DISABILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; TIME;

ADULT; DENMARK; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK PAIN; NETHERLANDS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46749105970     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181753cc9     Document Type: Article

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