Chiropractic Management of Low Back Pain and Low Back-Related Leg Complaints: A Literature Synthesis

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 659-674

  Lawrence, Dana J ^a   Meeker, William ^b   Branson, Richard ^c   Bronfort, Gert ^d   Cates, Jeff R ^e   Haas, Mitch ^b   Haneline, Michael ^b   Micozzi, Marc ^f   Updyke, William ^c   Mootz, Robert ^g   Triano, John J ^h   Hawk, Cheryl ^a,i  

^a PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United States)

^b Palmer College of Chiropractic West   (United States)

^c Northwestern Health Sciences University ^*  (United States)

^d Oregon   (United States)

^e Western States Chiropractic College   (United States)

^f GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (Canada)

^h Cleveland Chiropractic Research Center   (Canada)

ⁱ Cleveland Chiropractic College   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Low Back Pain; Manipulation; Radiculopathy; Review, Systematic; Sciatica; Spine

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CHIROPRACTIC; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; LEG DISEASE; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADICULOPATHY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEG; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 49749087167     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2008.10.007     Document Type: Review

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