Chiropractic and exercise for seniors with low back pain or neck pain: the design of two randomized clinical trials.

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Published in BMC Musculoskelet Disord on September 18, 2007

Authors

Michele J Maiers1, Jan Hartvigsen, Craig Schulz, Karen Schulz, Roni L Evans, Gert Bronfort

Author Affiliations

1: Northwestern Health Sciences University, Wolfe-Harris Center for Clinical Studies, 2501 West 84th Street, Bloomington, MN 55431, USA. mmaiers@nwhealth.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Chiropractic and Exercise for Seniors With Neck Pain | NCT00269308

Chiropractic and Exercise for Seniors With Low Back Pain | NCT00269321

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