Titre : | A randomized trial of chiropractic manipulation and mobilization for patients with neck pain : Clinical outcomes from the UCLA neck-pain study. (2002) |
Auteurs : | Eric-L HURWITZ ; Alan-H ADAMS ; . FEI YU ; Philip HARBER ; Gerald-F KOMINSKI ; Hal MORGENSTERN ; Department of Epidemiology. School of Public Health. University of California. Los Angeles. And the Southern California University of Health Sciences. Whittier. USA |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 92, n° 10, 2002) |
Pagination : | 1634-1641 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Mobilisation ; Pronostic ; Thérapeutique ; Etude comparée ; Médecine alternative ; Homme ; Douleur ; Système ostéoarticulaire [pathologie] ; Rachis [pathologie] ; Chiropraxie |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 1R0x72CN. Diffusion soumise ... autorisation]. Objectives. This study compared the relative effectiveness of cervical spine manipulation and mobilization for neck pain. Methods. Neck-pain patients were randomized to the following conditions : manipulation with or without heat, manipulation with or without electrical muscle stimulation, mobilization with or without heat, and mobilization with or without electrical muscle stimulation. Results. Of 960 eligible patients, 336 enrolled in the study. Mean reductions in pain and disability were similar in the manipulation and mobilization groups through 6 months. Conclusions. Cervical spine manipulation and mobilization yield comparable clinical outcomes. |