Does a program of pilates improve chronic non-specific low back pain?

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 338-350

  Gladwell, Valerie ^a   Head, Samantha ^a   Haggar, Martin ^b   Beneke, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back pain; Exercise therapy; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 35448974953     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: 15433072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.15.4.338     Document Type: Article

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