Manual therapy and exercise therapy in patients with chronic low back pain: A randomized, controlled trial with 1-year follow-up

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 525-531

  Aure, Olav Frode ^a   Nilsen, Jens Hoel ^b   Vasseljen, Ottar ^c  

^a Larvik Fysioterapi   (Norway)

^b Hovland Fysioterapi ^*  (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chronic; Clinical; Exercise; Function; Low back pain; Manual therapy; Sick leave

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINE MOBILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SICK LEAVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037444359     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200303150-00002     Document Type: Article

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