Osteopathy for musculoskeletal pain patients: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 285-291

  Posadzki, Paul ^a   Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal pain; Osteopathy; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

KETOROLAC TROMETAMOL;

CHIROPRACTIC; DATA BASE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HUMANS; MANIPULATION, OSTEOPATHIC; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79954427765     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-010-1600-6     Document Type: Review

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