Outcome of Pregnancy-Related Lumbopelvic Pain Treated According to a Diagnosis-Based Decision Rule: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 616-624

  Murphy, Donald R ^a,b,c   Hurwitz, Eric L ^d   McGovern, Ericka E ^a  

^a Rhode Island Spine Center   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Back Pain; Chiropractic; Diagnosis; Exercise; Manipulation, Spinal; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; SPINAL PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349843481     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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