Role of Alternative Therapies for Chronic Pain Syndromes

Current Pain and Headache Reports

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Thomas, Donna Ann ^a   Maslin, Benjamin ^a   Legler, Aron ^a   Springer, Erin ^a   Asgerally, Abbas ^a   Vadivelu, Nalini ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Biofeedback; Chronic pain; Complimentary and alternative medicine; Cryotherapy

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; NATURAL PRODUCT;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CRYOTHERAPY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NECK PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; SHAM PROCEDURE; SMARTPHONE; ACUPUNCTURE; ANALGESIA; BIOFEEDBACK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; NECK PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84962385160     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: 15343081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-016-0562-z     Document Type: Review

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