The Comparative Effectiveness of a Multimodal Program Versus Exercise Alone for the Secondary Prevention of Chronic Low Back Pain and Disability

PM and R

Volumn 1, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 798-808

  Ewert, Thomas ^a   Limm, Heribert ^a   Wessels, Tina ^a   Rackwitz, Berid ^a   von Garnier, Katharina ^a   Freumuth, Robert ^a   Stucki, Gerold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SHORT FORM 36; STRETCHING EXERCISE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NURSES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RELAXATION THERAPY; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 70349199108     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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