An Overview of the Management of Persistent Musculoskeletal Pain

Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 91-99

  Carlson, Hans ^a   Carlson, Nels ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

differential diagnosis; lower back pain; mechanical low back pain; musculoskeletal diseases; patient care management; rehabilitation outcome; treatment effectiveness

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 80053186819     PISSN: 1759720X     EISSN: 17597218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1759720X11398742     Document Type: Review

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