Physical therapist management of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Physical Therapy

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1795-1806

  Van Alstyne, Linda S ^a   Harrington, Kendra L ^b   Haskvitz, Esther M ^c  

^a Physical Therapy Associates of Schenectady   (United States)

^b American Physical Therapy Association   (United States)

^c Russell Sage College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSTATITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PELVIC PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSTATITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 79952117916     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20090418     Document Type: Article

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