Assessing the role of cognitive behavioral therapy in the management of chronic nonspecific back pain

Journal of Pain Research

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 371-380

  Sveinsdottir, Vigdis ^a   Eriksen, Hege R ^a,b   Reme, Silje Endresen ^a,c  

^a Uni Research   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Pain management; Problem solving therapy; Randomized controlled trials; Review

Indexed keywords

BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; KINESIOTHERAPY; MUSCLE TRAINING; NEUROFEEDBACK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84875517545     PISSN: 11787090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S25330     Document Type: Review

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