The definition and application of pilates exercise to treat people with chronic low back pain: A delphi survey of australian physical therapists

Physical Therapy

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 792-805

  Wells, Cherie ^a,b   Kolt, Gregory S ^b   Marshall, Paul ^b   Bialocerkowski, Andrea ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSENSUS; DELPHI STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901761037     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20130030     Document Type: Article

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