Modifying patterns of movement in people with low back pain -does it help? A systematic review

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Laird, Robert A ^a,c   Kent, Peter ^b   Keating, Jennifer L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise therapy; Low back pain; Movement disorders; Posture; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

BODY POSTURE; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOVEMENT THERAPY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PELVIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILATES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865814256     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-169     Document Type: Review

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