Strain-Counterstrain therapy combined with exercise is not more effective than exercise alone on pain and disability in people with acute low back pain: A randomised trial

Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 91-98

  Lewis, Cynan ^a,b   Souvlis, Tina ^a   Sterling, Michele ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Manual therapy; Spinal manipulative therapy; Strain Counterstrain

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 79960567849     PISSN: 18369553     EISSN: 18369561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1836-9553(11)70019-4     Document Type: Article

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