A comparison of manual therapy and active rehabilitation in the treatment of non specific low back pain with particular reference to a patient's Linton & Hallden psychological screening score: A pilot study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Hough, Elaine ^a   Stephenson, Richard ^b   Swift, Louise ^c  

^a St Helens Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CARE; SCREENING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38349036271     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-8-106     Document Type: Article

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