Walking exercise for chronic musculoskeletal pain: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 724-734.E3

  O'Connor, Seán R ^a,b   Tully, Mark A ^a   Ryan, Brigid ^c   Bleakley, Chris M ^b   Baxter, George D ^c   Bradley, Judy M ^b   McDonough, Suzanne M ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Exercise; Meta analysis; Musculoskeletal pain; Rehabilitation; Walking

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EXERCISE; FIBROMYALGIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PEDRO; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WALKING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); KINESIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EXERCISE THERAPY; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; WALKING;

EID: 84925604572     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2014.12.003     Document Type: Review

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