Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 438-444 , July 2010

Effects of Chiropractic Care on Pain and Function in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis Waiting for Arthroplasty: A Clinical Pilot Trial

  • Pernilla Thorman, RC

      Affiliations

    • Research Fellow, Research Unit, Scandinavian College of Chiropractic, Solna, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationSubmit requests for reprints to: Pernilla Thorman, RC, Research Unit, Scandinavian College of Chiropractic, Råsundavägen 101, S-169 57 Solna, Sweden
    • ,
  • Alexander Dixner, RC

      Affiliations

    • Research Fellow, Research Unit, Scandinavian College of Chiropractic, Solna, Sweden
    • ,
  • Tobias Sundberg, PT, DO, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Fellow, Research Unit, Scandinavian College of Chiropractic, Solna, Sweden
    • Clinical Researcher, Research Unit for Studies of Integrative Health Care, Karolinska Institutet (NVS/OMV), Huddinge, Sweden

Received 21 December 2009 ,Revised 1 June 2010 ,Accepted 8 June 2010.

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PII: S0161-4754(10)00153-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2010.06.006

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 33, Issue 6 , Pages 438-444 , July 2010

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