The effectiveness of a functional training programme for patients with chronic low back pain a pilot study

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1100-1106

  Tsauo, Jau Yih ^a   Chen, Wei Hsiu ^a,b   Liang, Huey Wen ^c,d   Jang, Yuh ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Exercise; Low back pain; Rehabilitation; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350447236     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280802511047     Document Type: Article

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