Efficacy of osteopathic manipulative treatment of female patients with migraine: Results of a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 225-230

  Voigt, Karen ^a   Liebnitzky, Jan ^a   Burmeister, Ute ^b   Sihvonen Riemenschneider, Henna ^a   Beck, Matthias ^b   Voigt, Roger ^a   Bergmann, Antje ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DRESDEN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b AVT College for Osteopathic Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERMAN PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MIGRAINE; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHAM PROCEDURE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSENTEEISM; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, OSTEOPATHIC; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79952960761     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0673     Document Type: Article

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