Exercise as a treatment for chronic low back pain

Spine Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 106-115

  Rainville, James ^a,b   Hartigan, Carol ^a,b   Martinez, Eugenio ^a,b   Limke, Janet ^a   Jouve, Cristin ^a,b   Finno, Mark ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Exercise; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ANALGESIA; BACKACHE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BONE STRENGTH; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEAR; FITNESS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; MOTIVATION; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRESCRIPTION; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK DISABILITY;

EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDLINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347765782     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1529-9430(03)00174-8     Document Type: Review

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