Does the diagnosis influence the outcome in a multimodal outpatient pain management program for low back pain and sciatica? A comparative study

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 163-167

  Artner, Juraj ^a   Kurz, Stephan ^a   Cakir, Balkan ^a   Reichel, Heiko ^a   Lattig, Friederike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Discus herniation; Interdisciplinary management; Sciatica; Spondylarthritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACET JOINT DISEASE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; ISCHIALGIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIMODAL OUTPATIENT PAIN MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84874785908     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11782390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JMDH.S31753     Document Type: Article

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