Exercise only, exercise with mechanical traction, or exercise with over-door traction for patients with cervical radiculopathy, with or without consideration of status on a previously described subgrouping rule: A randomized clinical trial

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 45-57

  Fritz, Julie M ^a,b   Thackeray, Anne ^a   Brennan, Gerard P ^b   Childs, John D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neck; Nerve roots; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RADICULOPATHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RADICULOPATHY; TRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84903987913     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2014.5065     Document Type: Article

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