Motor control exercise for persistent, nonspecific low back pain: A systematic review

Physical Therapy

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-25

  Macedo, Luciana G ^a   Maher, Christopher G ^a   Latimer, Jane ^a   McAuley, James H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149234918     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20080103     Document Type: Article

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