A randomized trial of behavioral physical therapy interventions for acute and sub-acute low back pain (NCT00373867)

Pain

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 145-157

  George, Steven Z ^a   Zeppieri Jr , Giorgio ^b   Cere, Anthony L ^b   Cere, Melissa R ^b   Borut, Michael S ^b   Hodges, Michael J ^b   Reed, Dalton M ^b   Valencia, Carolina ^a   Robinson, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Fear avoidance beliefs; Pain catastrophizing; Secondary prevention; Treatment based classification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54249098185     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2008.07.029     Document Type: Article

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