Physical therapy interventions for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: A systematic review

Physical Therapy

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1646-1660

  Macedo, Luciana Gazzi ^a   Hum, Abraham ^a   Kuleba, Laura ^a   Mo, Joey ^a   Truong, Linda ^a   Yeung, Mankeen ^a   Battié, Michele C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; SPINAL STENOSIS;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84889019967     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20120379     Document Type: Review

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