Preventive interventions for back and neck pain problems: What is the Evidence?

Spine

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 778-787

  Linton, Steven J ^a   Van Tulder, Maurits W ^b  

^a ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Back pain; Neck pain; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BACKACHE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK PAIN; ORTHOSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; BACK PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035312132     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200104010-00019     Document Type: Review

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