Self-care techniques for acute episodes of low back pain

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 89-104

  Nordin, Margareta ^a   Welser, Sherri ^b   Campello, Marco A ^b   Pietrek, Markus ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NYU HOSPITAL FOR JOINT DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute non specific low back pain; Exercises; Mind body techniques; Modalities; Self care

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CELECOXIB; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DICLOFENAC; IBUPROFEN; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; OPIATE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BODY MOVEMENT; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONVALESCENCE; CRYOTHERAPY; DECISION MAKING; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG COST; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; JOINT MOBILITY; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; MASSAGE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SIDE EFFECT; SYMPTOM; WALKING; ANALGESIA; BED REST; COMORBIDITY; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036400805     PISSN: 15216942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/berh.2001.0208     Document Type: Article

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