Manual Therapy
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 130-140 , August 2003

A pain neuromatrix approach to patients with chronic pain

  • G.L Moseley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiotherapy, University of Queensland, Australia
    • Department of Physiotherapy, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationLorimer Moseley, PhD, B.App.Sc. (Phty) (Hons), Department of Physiotherapy, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston, 4029, Australia. Tel.: +61-7-3636-2590; Fax: +61-7-3636-2595.

Received 16 March 2003 ,Revised 8 April 2003 ,Accepted 12 April 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S1356-689X(03)00051-1

Manual Therapy
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 130-140 , August 2003

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