The effectiveness of manual physical therapy and exercise for mechanical neck pain: A randomized clinical trial

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 2371-2378

  Walker, Michael J ^a,h   Boyles, Robert E ^b   Young, Brian A ^c   Strunce, Joseph B ^d   Garber, Matthew B ^e   Whitman, Julie M ^f   Deyle, Gail ^a   Wainner, Robert S ^g  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND   (United States)

^c Sheppard Air Force Base   (United States)

^d Northern Navajo Medical Center   (United States)

^e BLANCHFIELD ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical pain; Exercise; Manipulation; Manual therapy; Mechanical neck pain; Mobilization; Radicular pain; Radiculitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THERAPY EFFECT; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149190450     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318183391e     Document Type: Article

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