Pilates exercise or stationary cycling for chronic nonspecific low back pain: Does it matter? A randomized controlled trial with 6-month follow-up

Spine

Volumn 38, Issue 15, 2013, Pages

  Marshall, Paul W M ^a   Kennedy, Suzanne ^a   Brooks, Cristy ^a   Lonsdale, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

adherence; depression; disability; exercise rehabilitation; fear avoidance; general exercise; Low back pain; pain; pain catastrophizing; Pilates; specifi c exercise

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DISABILITY SEVERITY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILATE EXERCISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPECIFIC TRUNK EXERCISE; STATIONARY CYCLING; TRAINING; TREATMENT DURATION;

BICYCLING; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MARKOV CHAINS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SELF REPORT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879983311     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318297c1e5     Document Type: Article

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