Whole body vibration exercise for chronic low back pain: Study protocol for a single-blind randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wang, Xue Qiang ^a,b   Pi, Yan Lin ^c   Chen, Pei Jie ^a   Chen, Bin Lin ^a   Liang, Lei Chao ^a   Li, Xin ^a   Wang, Xiao ^b   Zhang, Juan ^b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF SPORT   (China)

^b Shanghai Shangti Orthopedics Hospital   (China)

^c SHANGHAI PUNAN HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

exercise therapy; low back pain; physical therapy; randomized controlled trial; whole body vibration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL MEDICAL DEVICE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROPRIOCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE; TREATMENT DURATION; TRUNK; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION; WHOLE BODY VIBRATION DEVICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHINA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAMPLE SIZE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898035218     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-104     Document Type: Article

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