Pedometer-based internet-mediated intervention for adults with chronic low back pain: Randomized controlled trial

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Krein, Sarah L ^a,b   Kadri, Reema ^a   Hughes, Maria ^a   Kerr, Eve A ^a,b   Piette, John D ^a,b   Holleman, Rob ^a   Kim, Hyungjin Myra ^a,c   Richardson, Caroline R ^a,c  

^a VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Exercise therapy; Internet; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

CHRONIC PAIN; EXERCISE THERAPY; INTERNET; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84883355799     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2605     Document Type: Article

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