A randomized, controlled trial of manual therapy and specific adjuvant exercise for chronic low back pain

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 463-470

  Geisser, Michael E ^a,b   Wiggert, Elizabeth A ^a   Haig, Andrew J ^a,b   Colwell, Miles O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Exercise; Low back pain; Osteopathic manipulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27344450685     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ajp.0000135237.89834.23     Document Type: Article

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