Predictors of change in trunk muscle strength for patients with chronic low back pain randomized to lumbar fusion or cognitive intervention and exercises

Pain Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 680-687

  Keller, Anne ^a   Brox, Jens Ivar ^b   Reikerås, Olav ^b  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cognitive Intervention; Cross Sectional Area; Lumbar Fusion; Muscle Strength; Predictors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; FEAR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE FUSION;

EID: 50249144047     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2007.00333.x     Document Type: Article

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