Early intervention for acute back injury: Can we finally develop an evidence-based approach?

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-11

  Smith, Daphne ^a   McMurray, Nancy ^b   Disler, Peter ^c  

^a Rehabilitation Unit   (Australia)

^b Clinical School of Medicine   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; BED REST; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; REHABILITATION CENTER; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPINE INJURY; TRACTION THERAPY; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; BACK INJURIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036151519     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215502cr461oa     Document Type: Article

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