Evidence-based guidelines for the chiropractic treatment of adults with neck pain

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-63

  Bryans, Roland ^a   Decina, Philip ^b   Descarreaux, Martin ^c   Duranleau, Mireille ^d   Marcoux, Henri ^d   Potter, Brock ^d   Ruegg, Richard P ^e   Shaw, Lynn ^f   Watkin, Robert ^d   White, Eleanor ^d  

^a Guidelines Development Committee (GDC)   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^d Winnipeg MB ^*

^e Clinical Practice Guidelines Initiative   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Evidence Based Practice; Key Indexing Terms; Practice Guideline; Review; Therapeutics; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; CHIROPRACTIC; CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIATHERMY; EMBASE; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LASER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDLINE; NECK PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; STRETCHING; STRETCHING EXERCISE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRACTION THERAPY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TRIGGER POINT;

CHIROPRACTIC; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; THERAPEUTICS; THERAPY;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; NECK PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84891766704     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: 15326586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2013.08.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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