Are physiotherapy exercises effective in reducing chronic low back pain?

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-44

  Lewis, Anna ^a   Morris, Meg E ^a   Walsh, Clare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

EXERCISE; FUNCTION; LOW BACK PAIN; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953364355     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174328808X252000     Document Type: Review

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