Intensive, dynamic back-muscle exercises, conventional physiotherapy, or placebo-control treatment of low-back pain: A randomized, observer-blind trial

Spine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 98-108

  Rolsted Hansen, Finn ^a   Bendix, Tom ^a   Skov, Peder ^b   Jensen, Claus V ^a   Kristensen, Jens H ^a   Krohn, Lisbeth ^c   Schioeler, Henrik ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b Scandinavian Airlines System   (Denmark)

^c Co penhagen Community Hospital ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Controlled trial; Identification of subgroups; Low back pain; Occupation; Physical work load; Sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CHRONICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE TRAINING; OCCUPATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRACTION THERAPY; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0027522826     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199301000-00015     Document Type: Article

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