Changes in pain and disability secondary to shoe lift intervention in subjects with limb length inequality and chronic low back pain: A preliminary report

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 380-388

  Golightly, Yvonne M ^a   Tate, Jeremiah J ^b   Burns, Charles B ^c   Gross, Michael T ^c,d  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Leg length inequality; Low back pain; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447291372     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2007.2429     Document Type: Article

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