Effectiveness of a lumbar belt in subacute low back pain: An open, multicentric, and randomized clinical study

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 215-220

  Calmels, Paul ^a,f   Queneau, Patrice ^b   Hamonet, Claude ^c   Le Pen, Claude ^d   Maurel, Frederique ^d   Lerouvreur, Claire ^d   Thoumie, Philippe ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^c HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^d Aramis Consultants   (France)

^e HÔPITAL ROTHSCHILD   (France)

^f SERVICE DE NEUROLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Economical assessment; Functional assessment; Low back pain; Lumbar belt; Pain

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; THIOCOLCHICOSIDE; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE THERAPY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; BACK; BRACE; CONVALESCENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECONOMICS; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ANALGESICS; BRACES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64849111642     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31819577dc     Document Type: Article

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