Effects of whole body vibration therapy on main outcome measures for chronic non-specific low back pain: A singleblind randomized controlled trial

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 689-694

  Del Pozo Cruz, Borja ^a   Hernández Mocholí, Miguel A ^a   Adsuar, Jose C ^a   Parraca, Jose A ^a   Muro, Inmaculada ^b   Gusi, Narcis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b Hospital of Caceres   (Spain)

Author keywords

Back pain; Disability; Postural balance; Proprioceptive feedback; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROPRIOCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTURAL BALANCE; PROPRIOCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION;

EID: 80052934148     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0830     Document Type: Article

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