Does physical activity change predict functional recovery in low back pain? Protocol for a prospective cohort study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Hendrick, Paul ^a   Milosavljevic, Stephan ^a   Bell, Melanie L ^b   Hale, Leigh ^a   Hurley, Deirdre A ^c   McDonough, Suzanne M ^d   Melloh, Markus ^b   Baxter, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; JOB PERFORMANCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MOOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLAND MORRIS DISABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; ACCELERATION; ACTIMETRY; AFFECT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISABILITY; FEAR; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ACCELERATION; ACTIGRAPHY; AFFECT; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEAR; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOW BACK PAIN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 72849110142     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-10-136     Document Type: Article

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