A pilot study of a cognitive-behavioural therapy approach to physiotherapy, for acute low back pain patients, who show signs of developing chronic pain

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 182-188

  Johnstone, Rosalind ^a   Donaghy, Marie ^b   Martin, Denis ^b  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute low back pain; Behavioural therapy; Cognitive; Psychosocial risk factors

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CALCULATION; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 0036971417     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14038190260501622     Document Type: Review

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