Osteopathic treatment of patients with chronic non-specific neck pain: A randomised controlled trial of efficacy

Forschende Komplementarmedizin

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 138-145

  Schwerla, Florian ^a,e   Bischoff, Anne ^b,c   Nurnberger, Andrea ^b,c   Genter, Pia ^b,c   Guillaume, Jean Pierre ^b,c   Resch, Karl Ludwig ^d  

^a Research Commission   (Germany)

^b European College of Osteopathy COE   (France)

^c European College of Osteopathy COE   (Germany)

^d German Institute for Health Research   (Germany)

^e Akademie fur Osteopathie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic neck pain; Osteopathic manipulative treatment; Osteopathy; Quality of life; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SHORT FORM 36; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, OSTEOPATHIC; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47249098486     PISSN: 16614119     EISSN: 16614127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000132397     Document Type: Article

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