Does the introduction of a simple wedge to school seating reduce adolescent back pain?

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 462-465

  Candy, Elizabeth ^a   Shepstone, Lee ^b   Watts, Richard ^a  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Back pain; Foam wedge; School seating

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868203743     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2004.11.10.17192     Document Type: Article

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