Non-surgical management of piriformis syndrome: a systematic review

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-72

  Cramp, Fiona ^a   Bottrell, Oliver ^a   Campbell, Hannah ^a   Ellyatt, Peter ^a   Smith, Claire ^a   Wilde, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349229128     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/108331907X175014     Document Type: Review

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