Restorative Exercise for Clinical Low Back Pain
SpinePublished 1 May 1999
Scott H. Leggett, Vert Mooney, Leonard N. Matheson, Brian Nelson, Ted Dreisinger, Jill Van Zytveld
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A comparison of treatment of patients with chronic back pain at two separate centers using the same treatment protocols and outcome measures found that standardized protocols using specific strength and measurement equipment can achieve similar benefits at different sites.
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Standardized protocols using specific strength and measurement equipment can achieve similar benefits at different sites.
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