The McKenzie method for the management of acute non-specific low back pain: Design of a randomised controlled trial [ACTRN012605000032651]

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Machado, Luciana A C ^a   Maher, Chris G ^a   Herbert, Rob D ^a   Clare, Helen ^b   McAuley, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MCKENZIE METHOD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 27744569822     PISSN: 14712474     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-6-50     Document Type: Article

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