Five-week outcomes from a dosing trial of therapeutic massage for chronic neck pain

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 112-120

  Sherman, Karen J ^a,b   Cook, Andrea J ^a,b   Wellman, Robert D ^a   Hawkes, Rene J ^a   Kahn, Janet R ^c   Deyo, Richard A ^d   Cherkin, Daniel C ^a,b  

^a GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic neck pain; Clinical trial; Complementary and alternative medicine; Disability; Holistic medicine; Massage; Pain management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC NECK PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HOLISTIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC NECK PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; DISABILITY; HOLISTIC MEDICINE; MASSAGE; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84897765363     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1602     Document Type: Article

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