Physical therapy treatment in patients suffering from cervicogenic somatic tinnitus: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Michiels, Sarah ^a,b   De Hertogh, Willem ^a   Truijen, Steven ^a   Van de Heyning, Paul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Physical therapy; Tinnitus; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; TINNITUS;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SAMPLE SIZE; TINNITUS;

EID: 84904531022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-297     Document Type: Article

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