A randomized control trial on the effectiveness of osteopathic manipulative treatment in reducing pain and improving the quality of life in elderly patients affected by osteoporosis

Clinical Cases in Mineral and Bone Metabolism

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 179-183

  Papa, Liria ^a   Mandara, Alfonso ^a   Bottali, Michele ^a   Gulisano, Vincenzo ^a,b,c   Orfei, Stefano ^b  

^a International College of Osteopathic Medicine ICOM   (Italy)

^b Bassini Hospital   (Italy)

^c Ercom (European Research Center of Osteopathic Medicine)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Osteopathic treatment; Osteoporosis; Pain; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERCEPTIONS QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; ITALY; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCICEPTION; OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PLACEBO EFFECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALEFFO 41; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84871877493     PISSN: 17248914     EISSN: 19713266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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