A prospective study of centralization of lumbar and referred pain: A predictor of symptomatic discs and anular competence

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1115-1122

  Donelson, Ronald ^a,d   Aprill, Charles ^b   Medcalf, Robert ^c   Grant, William ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Magnolia Diagnostics   (United States)

^c Novacare Outpatient Rehab Division   (United States)

^d 550 Harrison Center   (United States)

Author keywords

anulus; centralization; directional preference; discography; McKenzie; peripheralization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030963327     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199705150-00011     Document Type: Article

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