Physical therapy for acute low back pain: Associations with subsequent healthcare costs

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 1800-1805

  Fritz, Julie M ^a,b,e   Cleland, Joshua A ^c   Speckman, Matthew ^d   Brennan, Gerard P ^a   Hunter, Stephen J ^a  

^a INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c FRANKLIN PIERCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d MS SelectHealth   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic analysis; Low back pain; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 58149123522     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31817bd853     Document Type: Article

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