The Role of Exercise and Alternative Treatments for Low Back Pain

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 777-792

  Carneiro, Kevin A ^a   Rittenberg, Joshua D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Core stabilization; Low back pain; Mechanical diagnosis and therapy; Spinal manipulation; Yoga

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIATHERMY; DIZZINESS; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; ORTHOPEDIC MANIPULATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TAI CHI; THERAPY EFFECT; YOGA;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; BIOMECHANICS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; TAI JI; YOGA;

EID: 77958494155     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2010.06.006     Document Type: Review

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