Specific stabilisation exercise for spinal and pelvic pain: A systematic review

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-88

  Ferreira, Paulo H ^a,b   Ferreira, Manuela L ^a,c   Maher, Christopher G ^a   Herbert, Robert D ^a   Refshauge, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Exercise therapy; Low back pain; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWIMMING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORK RESUMPTION;

EID: 33745636315     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(06)70043-5     Document Type: Article

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