A prospective study of mechanical physiotherapy for lumbar disk prolapse: Five year follow-up and final report

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 155-158

  Broetz, D ^a   Burkard, S ^a   Weller, M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Centralization; Disc herniation; Longterm outcome; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SPINE MOBILITY; WEAKNESS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950229774     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/NRE-2010-0547     Document Type: Article

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