A novel protocol to develop a prediction model that identifies patients with nerve-related neck and arm pain who benefit from the early introduction of neural tissue management

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 760-770

  Nee, Robert J ^a   Vicenzino, Bill ^a   Jull, Gwendolen A ^a   Cleland, Joshua A ^b   Coppieters, Michel W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical prediction rule; Neural mobilization; Penalized logistic regression; Randomized control trial

Indexed keywords

ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL PLEXUS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; EARLY INTERVENTION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIMB PAIN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDIAN NERVE; MODEL; NECK PAIN; NERVE ROOT; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREDICTION; PREDICTION MODEL; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; STUDY DESIGN; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ARM; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NECK PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960893713     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2011.05.018     Document Type: Article

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