The therapeutic alliance between clinicians and patients predicts outcome in chronic low back pain

Physical Therapy

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 470-478

  Ferreira, Paulo H ^a   Ferreira, Manuela L ^b   Maher, Christopher G ^b   Refshauge, Kathryn M ^a   Latimer, Jane ^b   Adams, Roger D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PATIENTS; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875793298     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20120137     Document Type: Article

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