One- and two-year follow-up of a randomized trial of neck-specific exercise with or without a behavioural approach compared with prescription of physical activity in chronic whiplash disorder

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 56-64

  Ludvigsson, Maria Landén ^a,b   Peterson, Gunnel ^a,c,d   Dedering, Åsa ^e,f   Peolsson, Anneli ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Primary Health Care Centre   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d County Council of Sörmland ^*  (Sweden)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behaviour therapy; Chronic; Exercise; Follow up study; Randomized; Spine; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WHIPLASH INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WHIPLASH INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84954482583     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-2041     Document Type: Article

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