A fitness programme for patients with chronic low back pain: 2-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial

Pain

Volumn 75, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 273-279

  Frost, H ^a   Lamb, S E ^a   Klaber Moffett, J A ^b   Fairbank, J C T ^a   Moser, J S ^a  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Fitness programme; Low back pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0031945813     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(98)00005-0     Document Type: Article

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