Multilevel lumbar fusion and postoperative physiotherapy rehabilitation in a patient with persistent pain

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 238-245

  Pons, Tracey ^a   Shipton, Edward A ^b  

^a Private Practice   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SPINE FUSION; TIME; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

AGED; ANALGESICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL STENOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952907061     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09593985.2010.483268     Document Type: Article

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