Physiotherapy exercises and back pain: a blinded review.
BMJPublished 29 June 1991Open access
Bart W. Koes, L.M. Bouter, Heleen Beckerman, Geert J. van der Heijden, P. Knipschild
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No conclusion can be drawn about whether exercise therapy is better than other conservative treatments for back pain or whether a specific type of exercise is more effective.
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No conclusion can be drawn about whether exercise therapy is better than other conservative treatments for back pain or whether a specific type of exercise is more effective. Further trials are needed in which greater attention is paid to methods of study.
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