A systematic literature review on the effectiveness of non-invasive therapy for cervicobrachial pain

Manual Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-65

  Salt, Emma ^a   Wright, Chris ^b   Kelly, Sue ^b   Dean, Allison ^a  

^a QUEEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical radiculopathy; Cervicobrachial; Physiotherapy; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINESIOTHERAPY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; META ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TRACTION THERAPY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEURITIS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RADICULOPATHY; TRACTION;

EID: 78650300578     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2010.09.005     Document Type: Review

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