Clinical practice guidelines for the noninvasive management of low back pain: A systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management (OPTIMa) Collaboration

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 201-216

  Wong, J J ^a,b   Cote P ^a   Sutton, D A ^a,b   Randhawa, K ^a,b   Yu, H ^a,b   Varatharajan, S ^a,b   Goldgrub, R ^a   Nordin, M ^c   Gross, D P ^d   Shearer, H M ^a,b   Carroll, L J ^d   Stern, P J ^b   Ameis, A ^e   Southerst, D ^a,f   Mior, S ^a,b   Stupar, M ^a   Varatharajan, T ^a,g   Taylor Vaisey, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; GABAPENTIN; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; CINAHL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA BASE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MANAGED CARE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDLINE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCINFO; RADICULOPATHY; REASSURANCE; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; SPINE MANIPULATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ACUPUNCTURE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATION; ONTARIO; PROCEDURES;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; ONTARIO;

EID: 84995545725     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejp.931     Document Type: Review

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