Symptomatic efficacy of stabilizing treatment versus laser therapy for sub-acute low back pain with positive tests for sacroiliac dysfunction: A randomised clinical controlled trial with 1 year follow-up

Europa Medicophysica

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 263-268

  Monticone, M ^a   Barbarino, A ^b   Testi, C ^c   Arzano, S ^d   Moschi, A ^d   Negrini, S ^a  

^a ISICO ITALIAN SCIENTIFIC SPINE INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b Rehabilitative Medical Center   (Italy)

^c TLM Ltd   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Back pain; Mesotherapy; Orthosis; Rehabilitation; Sacroiliac joint

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745380668     PISSN: 00142573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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