A comparison between two physical therapy treatment programs for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: A randomized clinical trial

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 2541-2549

  Whitman, Julie M ^a   Flynn, Timothy W ^a   Childs, John D ^b   Wainner, Robert S ^d   Gill, Howard E ^e   Ryder, Michael G ^f   Garber, Matthew B ^f   Bennett, Andrew C ^c   Fritz, Julie M ^g  

^a REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US Army Baylor Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy   (United States)

^c Texas Physical Therapy Specialists   (United States)

^d TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Lumbar spine; Physical therapy; Physiotherapy; RCT; Rehabilitation; Spinal stenosis; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREADMILL; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; WALKING;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 33750358853     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000241136.98159.8c     Document Type: Article

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