The access randomized clinical trial of public versus private physiotherapy for low back pain

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 85-96

  Casserley Feeney, Sarah N ^a   Daly, Leslie ^a   Hurley, Deirdre A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

low back pain; outcome measures; physiotherapy; private; public; randomized clinical trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK BELIEF QUESTIONNAIRE; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEAR AVOIDANCE BELIEF QUESTIONNARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROLAND MORRIS DISABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEAR; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; IRELAND; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855426561     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182127457     Document Type: Article

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