Clinical predictors of screening lumbar zygapophyseal joint blocks: development of clinical prediction rules

Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 370-379

  Laslett, Mark ^a   McDonald, Barry ^b   Aprill, Charles N ^c   Tropp, Hans ^d   Oberg, Birgitta ^d  

^a PhysioSouth   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c Magnolia Diagnostics   (United States)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Clinical examination; Clinical prediction rules; Diagnosis; Diagnostic accuracy; Zygapophyseal joint blocks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHENOMENOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STANDARD; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 33745500790     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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