Pilot evaluation of a multidisciplinary, medically supervised, nonsurgical weight loss program on the severity of low back pain in obese adults

Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 197-204

  Roffey, Darren M ^a,b   Ashdown, Lynn C ^b   Dornan, Holly D ^b   Creech, Michael J ^b   Dagenais, Simon ^a,b,c   Dent, Robert M ^b   Wai, Eugene K ^a,b  

^a OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diet; Exercise; Low back pain; Obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OBESITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BODY MASS INDEX; DIET, REDUCING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952380282     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.01.031     Document Type: Article

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