Autotraction versus passive traction: An open controlled study in lumbar disc herniation

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 1993, Pages 871-876

  Tesio, Luigi ^a   Merlo, Alessandra ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autotraction; Low back pain; Lumbar disc herniation; Traction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACTION THERAPY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CARE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRACTION;

EID: 0027279291     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0003-9993(93)90015-3     Document Type: Article

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