Lumbar segmental instability: A criterion-related validity study of manual therapy assessment

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Abbott, J Haxby ^a   McCane, Brendan ^b   Herbison, Peter ^b   Moginie, Graeme ^c   Chapple, Cathy ^d   Hogarty, Tracy ^d  

^a Clarity Clinical Research Consultants   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c Back in Motion Physiotherapy   (New Zealand)

^d DUNEDIN HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LABORATORY TEST; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MOTION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; ROTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STATISTICS; TRAINING; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 28844438874     PISSN: 14712474     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-6-56     Document Type: Article

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