What is the efficacy of physical therapeutics for treating neuropathic pain in spinal cord injury patients?

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-166

  Fattal, C ^a   Kong A Siou, D ^b   Gilbert, C ^c   Ventura, M ^d   Albert, T ^e  

^a Centre mutualiste neurologique   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT ELOI   (France)

^c Service de Médecine Scolaire Rectorat   (France)

^d Centre de traumatologie et de readaptation   (Belgium)

^e Centre de readaptation de Coubert   (France)

Author keywords

Neuropathic pain; Physical therapies; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHRONIC PAIN; CRYOTHERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MASSAGE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SHORT SURVEY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLICATION; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; NEURALGIA;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; NEURALGIA; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 65249136023     PISSN: 18770657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2008.12.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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