Predicting outcomes of neuroreflexotherapy in patients with subacute or chronic neck or low back pain

Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1588-1600

  Royuela, Ana ^a,b,c   Kovacs, Francisco M ^c,d   Campillo, Carlos ^e   Casamitjana, Montserrat ^f   Muriel, Alfonso ^b,c   Abraira, Víctor ^a,b,c  

^a CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^c Spanish Back Pain Research Network ^*  (Spain)

^d Fundacion Kovacs   (Spain)

^e Servei de Salut de les Illes Balears   (Spain)

^f Servei Català de la Salut   (Spain)

Author keywords

Back pain; Calibration; Disability; Multiple imputation; Neuroreflexotherapy; Predictive model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC NECK PAIN; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NECK PAIN; NEUROREFLEXOTHERAPY; PAIN DURATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERRED PAIN; REGISTER; SPINAL PAIN; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; SPAIN; TRIGGER POINT;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFLEXOTHERAPY; SPAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGGER POINTS;

EID: 84905485902     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2013.09.039     Document Type: Article

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