Efficacy of Lumbar Traction: A Randomised Clinical Trial

Physiotherapy

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 29-35

  van der Heijden, GJMG ^a   Beurskens, AJHM ^a   Dirx, MJM ^a   Bouter, LM ^a   Lindeman, E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

low back pain; Randomised clinical trial; traction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0028855004     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)67032-0     Document Type: Article

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