Are back supports plus education more effective than education alone in promoting recovery from low back pain? Results from a randomized clinical trial

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 2050-2057

  Oleske, Denise M ^a   Lavender, Steven A ^b   Andersson, Gunnar B J ^a   Kwasny, Mary Morrissey ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Back supports; Education; Low back pain; Occupational health; Randomized clinical trial; Recurrent low back pain; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK SUPPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SELF REPORT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; BRACES; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICK LEAVE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548394032     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181453fcc     Document Type: Article

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