Effectiveness of back school program versus hydrotherapy in elderly patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: A randomized clinical trial

Acta Biomedica

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 52-61

  Costantino, Cosimo ^a   Romiti, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Back School program; Chronic non specific low back pain; Elderly patients; Hydrotherapy; Low back pain; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACK SCHOOL PROGRAM; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TRAINING; PAIN INTENSITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROLAND MORRIS DISABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; STRESS MANAGEMENT; CHRONIC PAIN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC PAIN; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84940944239     PISSN: 03924203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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