Towards a mechanisms-based classification of pain in musculoskeletal physiotherapy?

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Smart, Keith M ^a   O'Connell, Neil E ^b   Doody, Catherine ^c  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

CLASSIFICATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOTHERAPY; PAIN MECHANISMS

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006720929     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328808X251984     Document Type: Review

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