Complementary and alternative medicine: Perception and use by physiotherapists in the management of low back pain

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 149-154

  Hughes, C M ^a   Quinn, F ^a   Baxter, G D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Complementary medicine; Low back pain patients; Physiotherapists

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC PAIN; CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MCKENZIE EXERCISE; MOBILIZATION; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSIOTHERAPY PRACTICE; PILATES; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RANGE OF MOTION; REFLEXOLOGY; REIKI; RELAXATION TRAINING; SHIATSU; TRACTION THERAPY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; YOGA;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOGA;

EID: 79957967220     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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