Effect of taping on spinal pain and disability: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

Physical Therapy

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 493-506

  Vanti, Carla ^a   Bertozzi, Lucia ^a   Gardenghi, Ivan ^a   Turoni, Francesca ^a   Guccione, Andrew A ^b   Pillastrini, Paolo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETIC TAPE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

ATHLETIC TAPE; HUMANS; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 84926355392     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20130619     Document Type: Article

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