Usefulness of disability to sub-classify chronic low back pain and the crucial role of rehabilitation

Europa Medicophysica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 173-175

  Negrini, S ^a  

^a ISICO ITALIAN SCIENTIFIC SPINE INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COUNSELING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICIAN; REHABILITATION CARE; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 33845929580     PISSN: 00142573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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