A systematic review on the effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine for chronic non-specific low-back pain.

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Published in Eur Spine J on March 14, 2010

Authors

Sidney M Rubinstein1, Marienke van Middelkoop, Ton Kuijpers, Raymond Ostelo, Arianne P Verhagen, Michiel R de Boer, Bart W Koes, Maurits W van Tulder

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands. SM.Rubinstein@vumc.nl

Associated clinical trials:

Comparison of the Effectiveness of 2 Manual Therapies Administered by Osteopaths on Functional Outcome in Sub-acute and Chronic Low Back Pain (LC OSTEO) | NCT02034864

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