Pilot Study of the Effect of a Limited and Extended Course of Chiropractic Care on Balance, Chronic Pain, and Dizziness in Older Adults

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 438-447

  Hawk, Cheryl ^a,b   Cambron, Jerrilyn A ^c   Pfefer, Mark T ^a  

^a Cleveland Chiropractic College Kansas City   (United States)

^b Cleveland Chiropractic College   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Dizziness; Manipulation, Chiropractic

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILOT STUDY; RIGIDITY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SENSATION DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68949174076     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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