Randomised controlled trial of Alexander technique lessons, exercise, and massage (ATEAM) for chronic and recurrent back pain

BMJ

Volumn 337, Issue 7667, 2008, Pages 438-441

  Little, Paul ^a   Lewith, George ^a   Webley, Fran ^a   Evans, Maggie ^b   Beattie, Angela ^b   Middleton, Karen ^a   Barnett, Jane ^a   Ballard, Kathleen ^c   Oxford, Frances ^c   Smith, Peter ^a   Yardley, Lucy ^a   Hollinghurst, Sandra ^b   Sharp, Debbie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUNSELING; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50449106919     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.a884     Document Type: Article

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