Children and adolescents with low back pain: A descriptive study of physical examination and outcome measurement

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 513-522

  Clifford, Shannon N ^a,b   Fritz, Julie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b 6035 Forbes Tower ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical presentation; Low back pain; Lumbar spine; Oswestry retrospective study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE STABILIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0141730420     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2003.33.9.513     Document Type: Article

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