A systematic review investigating the effectiveness of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) for the management of low back and/or pelvic pain (LBPP) in pregnancy

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1702-1716

  Close, Ciara ^a   Sinclair, Marlene ^a   Liddle, S Dianne ^a   Madden, Elaine ^b   Mccullough, Julie E M ^a   Hughes, Ciara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Healthcare professionals; Low back pain; Midwifery pregnancy; Nursing; Pelvic pain; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; PELVIC PAIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PELVIC PAIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84904643658     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12360     Document Type: Review

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