Massage therapy for cervical degenerative disc disease: Alleviating a pain in the neck?

International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork: Research, Education, and Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 41-46

  Avery, Rhonda Marie ^a  

^a Ste Anne's Spa   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cervical degeneration; Cervical radiculopathy; Chronic neck pain; Massage therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867124425     PISSN: 1916257X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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