Isolated Lumbar Extensor Strengthening Versus Regular Physical Therapy in an Army Working Population With Nonacute Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1675-1685

  Helmhout, Pieter H ^a   Harts, Chris C ^a   Viechtbauer, Wolfgang ^b   Staal, J Bart ^b   de Bie, Rob A ^b  

^a Personnel Command ^*  (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Exercise; Low back pain; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SPECIFIC FUNCTIONAL SCALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; ROLAND MORRIS DISABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49949108364     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.12.050     Document Type: Article

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