Assessment and management of neurogenic claudication associated with lumbar spinal stenosis in a UK primary care musculoskeletal service: A survey of current practice among physiotherapists

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Comer, Christine M ^a   Redmond, Anthony C ^a   Bird, Howard A ^a   Conaghan, Philip G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS;

DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 70350344049     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-10-121     Document Type: Article

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