Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in the Management of Notalgia Paresthetica

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 109, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 605-608

  Richardson, Blakely S ^a   Way, Bill V ^a   Speece, Arthur J ^a  

^a University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PARESTHESIA; PRURITUS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MANIPULATION, OSTEOPATHIC; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PARESTHESIA; PRURITUS;

EID: 77949500221     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 00986151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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