How effective is a modified exercise program on its own or with back school in chronic low back pain? A randomized-controlled clinical trial

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 553-561

  Durmus, Dilek ^a   Unal, Mustafa ^a   Kuru, Omer ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

back school; Chronic low back pain; depression; disability; endurance; exercise; muscle strength; pain; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; ENDURANCE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN SEVERITY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SOCIAL LIFE; SPINE MOBILITY; TRAVEL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84908563456     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: 18786324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-140481     Document Type: Article

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