The Journal of Pain
Volume 4, Issue 8 , Pages 422-426 , October 2003

Further studies are needed to assess the competing therapies for neck pain

  • Paul M Peloso

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Roy and Lucille Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Health Care, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Paul M. Peloso, MD, MSc, University of Iowa, Department of Internal Medicine, E330 GH, Iowa City, IA 52240, USA.
    • ,
  • Anita Gross

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, McMaster University , Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • St Joseph's Centre for Acute Injury Rehabilitation, St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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☆ Supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health, USA, through a subcontract with the Consortial Center for Chiropractic Research.

PII: S1526-5900(03)00734-X

doi: 10.1067/S1526-5900(03)00734-X

The Journal of Pain
Volume 4, Issue 8 , Pages 422-426 , October 2003

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