Lumbar disk prolapse: Response to mechanical physiotherapy in the absence of changes in magnetic resonance imaging. Report of 11 cases

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 289-294

  Broetz, Doris ^a,c   Hahn, Ulrich ^b   Maschke, Evelin ^a   Wick, Wolfgang ^a   Kueker, Wilhelm ^b   Weller, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Lumbar disk prolapse; Magnetic resonance imaging; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; MCKENZIE METHOD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 47849106828     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/nre-2008-23312     Document Type: Article

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