Clinical Prediction for Success of Interventions for Managing Low Back Pain

Clinics in Sports Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 463-479

  Hebert, Jeffrey ^a   Koppenhaver, Shane ^a   Fritz, Julie ^a   Parent, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; JOINT MOBILITY; JOINT STABILITY; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE TRAINING; REVIEW; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 43949142822     PISSN: 02785919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csm.2008.03.002     Document Type: Review

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