Pain exposure physical therapy may be a safe and effective treatment for longstanding complex regional pain syndrome type 1: A case series

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1059-1066

  Ek, Jan Willem ^a   Van Gijn, Jan C ^a   Samwel, Han ^b   Van Egmond, Jan ^b   Klomp, Frank P A J ^c   Van Dongen, Robert T M ^d  

^a Bethesda Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Clinical Psychology   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Physical Therapy ^*

^d RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; CONVALESCENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74849085011     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215509339875     Document Type: Article

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