Centralization: Association between repeated end-range pain responses and behavioral signs in patients with acute non-specific low back pain

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 286-290

  Werneke, Mark W ^a   Hart, Dennis L ^b  

^a CentraState Medical Center   (United States)

^b Consulting and Research for Focus On Therapeutic Outcomes Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral signs; Centralization; Non specific low back pain; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CENTRALIZATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SCREENING TEST; SOMATIZATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS;

EID: 25144484003     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16501970510032901     Document Type: Article

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