Enhanced therapeutic alliance modulates pain intensity and muscle pain sensitivity in patients with chronic low back pain: An experimental controlled study

Physical Therapy

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 477-489

  Fuentes, Jorge ^a,b   Armijo Olivo, Susan ^a   Funabashi, Martha ^a   Miciak, Maxi ^a   Dick, Bruce ^a   Warren, Sharon ^a   Rashiq, Saifee ^a   Magee, David J ^a   Gross, Douglas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL MAULE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MYALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MYALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897406581     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20130118     Document Type: Article

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