Motor control exercise for chronic low back pain: A randomized placebo-controlled trial - Invited commentary

Physical Therapy

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1287-1289

  Fritz, Julie M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MOTOR CONTROL; NOTE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; BODY POSTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONVALESCENCE; KINESIOTHERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MOVEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 72849125173     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20090218.ic     Document Type: Note

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