Osteopathic manipulative treatment is effective on pain control associated to spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 515-519

  Arienti, C ^a   Dacco S ^a   Piccolo, I ^b   Redaelli, T ^b  

^a Istituto Superiore di Ospeopatia   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

Author keywords

management of pain; osteopathic manipulative treatment; pain; pharmacological therapy; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; PREGABALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE PAIN; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, OSTEOPATHIC; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953321195     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2010.170     Document Type: Article

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