Tai chi exercise for treatment of pain and disability in people with persistent low back pain: A randomized controlled trial

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1576-1583

  Hall, Amanda M ^a,b   Maher, Chris G ^a,b   Lam, Paul ^c   Ferreira, Manuela ^a,b   Latimer, Jane ^a,b  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISABILITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; TAI CHI; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAI JI; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80055074797     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acr.20594     Document Type: Article

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