Management of chronic low back pain

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 79-83

  Bogduk, Nikolai ^a  

^a ROYAL NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NAPROXEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ACUPUNCTURE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MONOTHERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SACROILIAC JOINT; SIDE EFFECT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 0842270132     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05805.x     Document Type: Review

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