Integration of subclassification strategies in randomised controlled clinical trials evaluating manual therapy treatment and exercise therapy for nonspecific chronic low back pain: A systematic review

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1054-1062

  Fersum, K V ^a   Dankaerts, W ^b,c   O'Sullivan, P B ^d   Maes, J ^c   Skouen, J S ^a,e   Bjordal, J M ^a,f   Kvale A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology   (Belgium)

^c University College Limburg   (Belgium)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSON; EVALUATION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650429825     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.063289     Document Type: Article

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