Evidence and consensus based Austrian guidelines for the management of acute and chronic unspecific low back pain;Evidenz- und konsensusbasierte Österreichische leitlinien für das management akuter und chronischer unspezifischer kreuzschmerzen

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 119, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 189-197

  Friedrich, Martin ^a  

^a Institut für Physikalische Medizin und Orthopädische Rehabilitation   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Guidelines; Non specific back pain; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CAPSAICIN; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; ISCHIALGIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MASSAGE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANALGESICS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34250794955     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-006-0754-3     Document Type: Review

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