The role of classification of chronic low back pain

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 21 SUPPL., 2011, Pages

  Fairbank, Jeremy ^a   Gwilym, Stephen E ^a   France, John C ^b   Daffner, Scott D ^b   Dettori, Joseph ^c   Hermsmeyer, Jeff ^c   Andersson, Gunnar ^d  

^a NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Spectrum Research Inc   (United States)

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic low back pain; classifi cation systems; reliability; systematic review; treatment based outcome

Indexed keywords

CANADIAN BACK INSTITUTE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM; CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDLINE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CHRONIC PAIN; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053394925     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31822ef72c     Document Type: Review

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