Chiropractic Management of Low Back Disorders: Report From a Consensus Process

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 651-658

  Globe, Gary A ^a   Morris, Craig E ^b,c   Whalen, Wayne M ^d,e   Farabaugh, Ronald J ^d,f   Hawk, Cheryl ^g  

^a Cleveland Chiropractic College   (United States)

^b Cleveland Chiropractic College   (United States)

^c FIRST Health   (United States)

^d Whalen Chiropractic ^*  (United States)

^e Farabaugh Chiropractic Clinic ^*  (United States)

^f Farabaugh Chiropractic Clinic   (United States)

^g Scientific Commission of Council on Chiropractic Guidelines and Practice Parameters   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Low Back Pain; Manipulation, Spinal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CONSENSUS; DELPHI STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 56649095855     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2008.10.006     Document Type: Article

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