Effectiveness of preventive back educational interventions for low back pain: A critical review of randomized controlled clinical trials

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2520-2530

  Demoulin, C ^a,b,c   Marty, M ^c,d   Genevay, S ^c,e   Vanderthommen, M ^a,b   Mahieu, G ^b,c,f   Henrotin, Y ^a,b,c,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b Belgian Back Society (BBS)   (Belgium)

^c Section Rachis de la Société Française de Rhumatologie SFR   (France)

^d HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^e GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^f Dinant Hospital Centre   (Belgium)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Back school; Education; Low back pain; Prevention; Review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LEAVE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84875756815     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-012-2445-2     Document Type: Review

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