Physiotherapy-provided operant conditioning in the management of low back pain disability: A systematic review

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-19

  Bunzli, Samantha ^a   Gillham, David ^a   Esterman, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability; Low back pain; Operant conditioning; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONDITIONING, OPERANT; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951615787     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.465     Document Type: Article

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