International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 104-112 , December 2007

Using the concept of ideomotor therapy in the treatment of a patient with chronic neck pain: A single system research design

  • Sam McCarthy

      Affiliations

    • Sydney Essential Health, 130 Edgecliff Road, Woollahra, Sydney, New South Wales 2025, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 438220217; fax: +61 293897252.
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  • Luke D. Rickards

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice, Nice, France
    • ,
  • Nicholas Lucas

      Affiliations

    • School of Biomedical and Health Science, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Received 30 September 2007 ,Accepted 1 October 2007.

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PII: S1746-0689(07)00068-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ijosm.2007.10.002

International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 104-112 , December 2007

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