Abstract
Background: Recent studies on chronic low back pain (cLBP) rehabilitation suggest that predictors of treatment outcome may be differ according to the considered conservative treatment. Aim: To identify predictors of response to back school (BS), individual physiotherapy (IP) or spinal manipulation (SM) for cLBP. Population: outpatients with cLBP. Setting: Outpatient rehabilitation department. Design: Retrospective analysis from a randomized trial. Methods: Two hundred and ten patients with cLBP were randomly assigned to either BS, IP or SM; the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RM) was assessed before and after treatment: those who decreased their RM score
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 371-378 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2012 |
Keywords
- Exercise
- Low back pain
- Manipulation
- Spinal
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Rehabilitation
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation