The role of exercise in the prevention and management of acute low back pain

Occupational Medicine - State of the Art Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-60

  Casazza, Brian A ^a   Young, Jeffrey L ^b   Herring, Stanley A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; BED REST; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; BED REST; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 0041323143     PISSN: 0885114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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