Specific treatment of problems of the spine (STOPS): Design of a randomised controlled trial comparing specific physiotherapy versus advice for people with subacute low back disorders

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Hahne, Andrew J ^a,b   Ford, Jon J ^a,b   Surkitt, Luke D ^a,b   Richards, Matthew C ^a,b   Chan, Alexander Y P ^a,b   Thompson, Sarah L ^a,b   Hinman, Rana S ^c   Taylor, Nicholas F ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Spinal Management Clinics of Victoria   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINE DISEASE; SUBACUTE LOW BACK DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AUSTRALIA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; DISABILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; LOW BACK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VICTORIA;

EID: 79956202467     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-104     Document Type: Article

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