Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy has similar effects on pain and disability as 'wait and see' and other approaches in people with neck pain: A systematicreview

Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 78-84

  Takasaki, Hiroshi ^a   May, Stephen ^b  

^a SAITAMA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Neck pain; Physiotherapy; Randomised controlled trials; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PROCEDURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATCHFUL WAITING;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATCHFUL WAITING;

EID: 84902544661     PISSN: 18369553     EISSN: 18369561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2014.05.006     Document Type: Article

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