The chiropractic care of children with " growing pains": A case series and systematic review of the literature

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 28-32

  Alcantara, Joel ^a   Davis, James ^b  

^a International Chiropractic Pediatric Association   (United States)

^b Private Practice of Chiropractic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHIROPRACTIC; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; LEG; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SACRUM;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; SACRUM;

EID: 78650156428     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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