Randomized controlled trial of specific spinal stabilization exercises and conventional physiotherapy for recurrent low back pain

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 19, 2006, Pages

  Cairns, Mindy C ^a   Foster, Nadine E ^b   Wright, Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Manual therapy; Physiotherapy; Randomized controlled trial; Recurrent low back pain; Stabilization exercise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPINE STABILIZATION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 33748412921     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000232787.71938.5d     Document Type: Article

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