Effects of physical therapist training on outcomes of patients with chronic low back pain or chronic shoulder pain

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 84-91

  Levsen, M J ^a   Hansen, M L ^a   Kent, A D ^a   Sieren, J J ^a   Thoreson, J P ^a   Farrell, K P ^a  

^a ST AMBROSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical reasoning; Effectiveness; Efficiency; Functional tools; Manual therapy; Orthopedics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 0034943610     PISSN: 10669817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/jmt.2001.9.2.84     Document Type: Article

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