Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with lumbar extensor strengthening exercises

Spine Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 96-113

  Mayer, John ^a,b,c   Mooney, Vert ^a,d   Dagenais, Simon ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b US Spine & Sport Foundation   (United States)

^c CAM Research Institute   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Faculty of Medicine   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Lumbar extensor strengthening; Therapeutic exercises

Indexed keywords

BACK MUSCLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CHAIR; CHRONIC PAIN; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; DYNAMOMETER; ENDURANCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE INFORMED MANAGEMENT; EXERCISE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FATIGUE; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; RISK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEORY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 37349121407     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.09.008     Document Type: Review

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