A pilot feasibility study of massage to reduce pain in people with spinal cord injury during acute rehabilitation

Spinal Cord

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 847-851

  Chase, T ^a   Jha, A ^b   Brooks, C A ^a   Allshouse, A ^b  

^a CRAIG HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

massage; randomized clinical trial; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BROAD COMPRESSION MASSAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LIGHT CONTACT TOUCH; MALE; MASSAGE; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION CENTER; REHABILITATION PATIENT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL PAIN; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN; PILOT PROJECTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84887410062     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2013.104     Document Type: Article

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