Outcomes are not different for patient-matched versus nonmatched treatment in subjects with chronic recurrent low back pain: A randomized clinical trial

Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2799-2810

  Henry, Sharon M ^a   Van Dillen, Linda R ^b   Ouellette Morton, Rebecca H ^a   Hitt, Juvena R ^a   Lomond, Karen V ^a   Desarno, Michael J ^a   Bunn, Janice Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Classification; Exercise; Physical therapy; Randomized controlled trial; Subgroups

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NUMERIC PAIN RATING SCALE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CHRONIC PAIN; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEAR; KINESIOTHERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; CULTURE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RECURRENCE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84919330130     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2014.03.024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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