Twin Peaks? No Evidence of Bimodal Distribution of Outcomes in Clinical Trials of Nonsurgical Interventions for Spinal Pain: An Exploratory Analysis

Journal of Pain

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 964-972

  O'Connell, Neil E ^a   Kamper, Steven J ^b   Stevens, Matthew L ^b   Li, Qiang ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

clinical trials; effectiveness; Pain; systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SPINAL PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; FEMALE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATION; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOULDER PAIN;

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESICS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 85020075400     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2017.03.004     Document Type: Article

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