The clinical effectiveness of a myofeedback-based teletreatment service in patients with non-specific neck and shoulder pain: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 316-321

  Kosterink, Stephanie M ^a   Huis in't Veld, Rianne M H A ^a   Cagnie, Barbara ^b   Hasenbring, Monika ^c   Vollenbroek Hutten, Miriam M R ^a,d  

^a ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY FEEDBACK; SHOULDER PAIN; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EUROPE; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SHOULDER PAIN; TELEMEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956730907     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2010.006005     Document Type: Article

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