Manipulative therapy in addition to usual medical care accelerates recovery of shoulder complaints at higher costs: economic outcomes of a randomized trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Shoulder complaints are common in primary care and have unfavourable long term prognosis. Our objective was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of manipulative therapy of the cervicothoracic spine and the adjacent ribs in addition...

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Main Authors: Bergman Gert JD, Winter Jan C, van Tulder Maurits W, Meyboom-de Jong Betty, Postema Klaas, van der Heijden Geert JMG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/11/200