The effect of insoles on the incidence and severity of low back pain among workers whose job involves long-distance walking

European Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 546-550

  Shabat, S ^a   Gefen, T ^a   Nyska, M ^a   Folman, Y ^b   Gepstein, R ^a  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Insoles; Long distance walking; Low back pain; Workers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE SUPPORT; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING; WORKER;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOES; WALKING;

EID: 23844551745     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0824-z     Document Type: Article

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