Diagnosis and classification of pelvic girdle pain disorders, Part 2: Illustration of the utility of a classification system via case studies

Manual Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  O'Sullivan, Peter B ^a   Beales, Darren J ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case studies; Classification; Motor control; Pain mechanisms; Pelvic girdle pain; Sacroiliac joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MODEL; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PELVIC PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SACROILIAC JOINT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34247134942     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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