A critical review of guidelines for low back pain treatment

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 543-553

  Arnau, Josep M ^a,b   Vallano, Antoni ^a,b   Lopez, Anna ^a   Pellisé, Ferran ^a   Delgado, Maria J ^c   Prat, Nuria ^d  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ^*  (Spain)

^d ABS Montornés Montmeló   (Spain)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Health care; Low back pain; Practice guidelines; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; STEROID;

ACUPUNCTURE; BED REST; DRUG EFFICACY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERNET; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TRACTION THERAPY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ANALGESICS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH;

EID: 33646747442     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-1027-y     Document Type: Review

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