The efficacy of physical therapy and physical therapy plus calcitonin in the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 683-688

  Sahin, Fusun ^a   Yilmaz, Figen ^a   Kotevoglu, Nurdan ^a   Kuran, Banu ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Calcitonin; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE STENOSIS; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPINE MOBILITY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; AGED; CALCITONIN; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SPINAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449701543     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2009.50.5.683     Document Type: Article

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