Does the choice of spinal level treated during posteroanterior (PA) mobilisation affect treatment outcome?

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 165-174

  Chiradejnant, Adit ^a   Latimer, Jane ^a   Maher, Christopher G ^a   Stepkovitch, Nicholas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Step Ahead Physiotherapy   (Australia)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Physical therapy; Spiral manipulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINE MOBILITY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036921185     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593980290058544     Document Type: Article

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