Outcomes differ between subgroups of patients with low back and leg pain following neural manual therapy: A prospective cohort study

European Spine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 482-490

  Schäfer, Axel ^a,b   Hall, Toby ^b   Müller, Gerd ^c   Briffa, Kathryn ^b  

^a HAWK UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Germany)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Rückenzentrum am Michel ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Classification; Diagnosis; Low back pain; Musculoskeletal manipulations; Sciatica

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE SENSITIZATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCIATICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955937458     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1632-2     Document Type: Article

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