Is Spinal Manipulation Effective for Pain? An Overview of Systematic Reviews

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 754-761

  Posadzki, Paul ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Effectiveness; Pain; Spinal Manipulation; Systematic Reviews

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHIROPRACTIC; DATA BASE; DYSMENORRHEA; FIBROMYALGIA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; PAIN; SPINE MANIPULATION; SPINE MOBILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 84862587844     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2012.01397.x     Document Type: Review

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