Control of the lumbar neutral zone decreases low back pain and improves self-evaluated work ability: A 12-month randomized controlled study

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 18, 2006, Pages

  Suni, Jaana ^a   Rinne, Marjo ^a   Natri, Antero ^a   Statistisian, Matti Pasanen ^a   Parkkari, Jari ^a   Alaranta, Hannu ^a  

^a UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Behavior modeling; Lumbar neutral zone; Neuromuscular training; Recurrent low back pain; Secondary prevention; Spinal stability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABLED SPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; EXPECTATION; FINLAND; FITNESS; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBAR SPINE NEUTRAL ZONE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SELF CARE; SELF EVALUATION; SPINE; SPINE MOBILITY; TRAINING; WORK CAPACITY;

EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 33747375873     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000231701.76452.05     Document Type: Article

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