Individual active treatment combined with group exercise for acute and subacute low back pain

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1235-1241

  Wright, Alison ^a   Lloyd Davies, Alan ^a   Williams, Susan ^a   Ellis, Richard ^a,b   Strike, Paul ^a  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b District Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Group exercise; Low back pain

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMPLOYER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSENTEEISM; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICK LEAVE; TEACHING MATERIALS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 20344386018     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000164266.00150.b6     Document Type: Article

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