A randomized clinical trial of three active therapies for chronic low back pain

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 2435-2448

  Mannion, Anne F ^a   Müntener, Markus ^b   Taimela, Simo ^c   Dvorak, Jiri ^a  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c DBC International   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aerobics; Chronic low back pain; Costs; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation; Training devices machines

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DISABILITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE TRAINING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR;

EID: 0343158253     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199912010-00004     Document Type: Article

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