Validation of a sham comparator for thoracic spinal manipulation in patients with shoulder pain

Manual Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 171-175

  Michener, Lori A ^a   Kardouni, Joseph R ^b   Sousa, Catarina O ^c   Ely, Jacqueline M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S ARMY   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^d Riverside Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Rotator cuff; Sham; Thoracic spinal manipulation; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHAM PROCEDURE; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE MANIPULATION; THORACIC VERTEBRA; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84920187172     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: 15322769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2014.08.008     Document Type: Article

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