Systematic review of randomized controlled trials of clinical prediction rules for physical therapy in low back pain

Spine

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 762-769

  Patel, Shilpa ^a   Friede, Tim ^b   Froud, Robert ^c,d   Evans, David W ^a   Underwood, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Norwegian University College of Health Sciences   (Norway)

Author keywords

Back pain; Clinical prediction rules; Predictors of response to treatment; Subgroups; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SPINE STABILIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878240563     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31827b158f     Document Type: Review

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