Osteopathic intervention in chronic non-specific low back pain: A systematic review

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Orrock, Paul J ^a   Myers, Stephen P ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Clinical trial methodology; Low back pain; Manual therapy; Non specific low back pain; Osteopathic manipulative treatment; Osteopathy; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DATA BASE; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATION, OSTEOPATHIC;

EID: 84875884451     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-129     Document Type: Review

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