Outcomes of usual chiropractic. the OUCH randomized controlled trial of adverse events

Spine

Volumn 38, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 1723-1729

  Walker, Bruce F ^a   Hebert, Jeffrey J ^b   Stomski, Norman J ^a   Clarke, Brenton R ^a   Bowden, Ross S ^a   Losco, Barrett ^a   French, Simon D ^c  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b School of Psychology and Exercise Science   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

adverse effects; back pain; chiropractic; clinical trial; manipulation; neck pain; nocebo effects; placebo effects; randomized controlled trial; spinal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHIROPRACTIC; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT SWELLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MUSCLE SPASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPINAL PAIN; SPINAL RADIATING DISCOMFORT; SPINE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84884812699     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31829fefe4     Document Type: Article

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