Efficacy of cervical fixed-point traction manipulation for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 54-58

  Jiang, Chong Bo ^a,b   Wang, Jun ^a   Zheng, Zhi Xin ^a   Hou, Jing Shan ^a   Ma, Ling ^a   Sun, Tong ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Health Team of PLA Unit 96212   (China)

Author keywords

Cervical fixed point traction manipulation; Cervical spondylosis; Manipulation, osteopathic; Randomized controlled trial; Traction

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; CERVICAL FIXED POINT TRACTION MANIPULATION; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC RADICULOPATHY; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGING; INFRARED THERMAL IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TRACTION THERAPY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADICULOPATHY; SPONDYLOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862970564     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20120109     Document Type: Article

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