Spine stabilisation exercises in the treatment of chronic low back pain: A good clinical outcome is not associated with improved abdominal muscle function

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1301-1310

  Mannion, A F ^b   Caporaso, F ^a   Pulkovski, N ^a   Sprott, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Outcome; Spine stabilisation exercise therapy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINE STABILISATION EXERCISE THERAPY; SPINE STABILIZATION; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 84864967910     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2155-9     Document Type: Article

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