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A randomized clinical trial of the effectiveness of mechanical traction for sub-groups of patients with low back pain: study methods and rationale

BACKGROUND: Patients with signs of nerve root irritation represent a sub-group of those with low back pain who are at increased risk of persistent symptoms and progression to costly and invasive management strategies including surgery. A period of non-surgical management is recommended for most pati...

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Autores principales: Fritz, Julie M, Thackeray, Anne, Childs, John D, Brennan, Gerard P
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2874768/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20433733
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-11-81