Complementary and alternative therapies for back pain II.

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Back and neck pain are important health problems with serious societal and economic implications. Conventional treatments have been shown to have limited benefit in improving patient outcomes. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) therapies offer additional options in the management of low back and neck pain. Many trials evaluating CAM therapies have poor quality and inconsistent results. OBJECTIVES: To systematically review …

Authors

Furlan AD; Yazdi F; Tsertsvadze A; Gross A; Van Tulder M; Santaguida L; Cherkin D; Gagnier J; Ammendolia C; Ansari MT

Journal

Evidence Report Technology Assessment, , No. 194, pp. 1–764

Publication Date

October 2010

ISSN

1530-4396

Associated Experts

Anita R Gross

Associate Clinical Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

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Fields of Research (FoR)

32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 3202 Clinical Sciences 42 Health Sciences 4208 Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Back Pain Complementary Therapies Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic Humans Manipulation, Spinal Neck Pain Range of Motion, Articular Treatment Outcome