Symptomatic reactions, clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction associated with upper cervical chiropractic care: A prospective, multicenter, cohort study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Eriksen, Kirk ^a   Rochester, Roderic P ^b   Hurwitz, Eric L ^c  

^a Chiropractic Health Institute   (United States)

^b Chiropractic Spine Center of North Georgiam Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse Effects; Chiropractic; Manipulation; Symptomatic Reactions; Upper Cervical

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CHIROPRACTIC; CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISABILITY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOULDER PAIN; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; BACKACHE; CONVALESCENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACK PAIN; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053503745     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-219     Document Type: Article

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