Does maintained spinal manipulation therapy for chronic nonspecific low back pain result in better long-term outcome?

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 1427-1437

  Senna, Mohammed K ^a   MacHaly, Shereen A ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

chronic nonspecific low back pain; effectiveness of maintenance of spinal manipulation; long term benefit of manipulative therapy; maintained spinal manipulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051790392     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181f5dfe0     Document Type: Article

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