Preliminary examination of a proposed treatment-based classification system for patients receiving physical therapy interventions for neck pain

Physical Therapy

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 513-524

  Fritz, Julie M ^a,b   Brennan, Gerard P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c Rehabilitation Agency   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANGE OF MOTION; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 34247628324     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20060192     Document Type: Article

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