A classification and treatment protocol for low back disorders Part 3–Functional restoration for intervertebral disc related disorders

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-75

  Joseph Ford, Jon ^a   John Hahne, Andrew ^a   Pui Chan, Alexander Ying ^a   Desmond Surkitt, Luke ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Back pain; Classification; Exercise; Functional restoration; Lumbar intervertebral disc; Subgroup

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875371259     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743288X11Y.0000000037     Document Type: Article

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