The effectiveness of graded activity in patients with non-specific low-back pain: A systematic review

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1070-1076

  Van Der Giessen, R N ^a   Speksnijder, C M ^a,b,c   Helders, P J M ^a,c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioural graded activity; Graded activity; Low back pain; Physiotherapy; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DISABILITY; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK;

ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK;

EID: 84860159211     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2011.631682     Document Type: Review

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