The effectiveness of walking as an intervention for low back pain: A systematic review

European Spine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1613-1620

  Hendrick, P ^a   Te Wake, A M ^a   Tikkisetty, A S ^a   Wulff, L ^a   Yap, C ^a   Milosavljevic, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Intervention; Low back pain; Systematic review; Walking

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOW BACK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE DATABASE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WALKING;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PHYSICAL FITNESS; WALKING;

EID: 78349309871     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1412-z     Document Type: Review

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