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Low Back Pain: Proprioceptive neuromusclular facilitation exercises reduce pain intensity

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August 2013

Low Back Pain: Proprioceptive neuromusclular facilitation exercises reduce pain intensity

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:514| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Effects of Two 4-Week Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Programs on Muscle Endurance, Flexibility, and Functional Performance in Women With Chronic Low Back Pain

Phys Ther. 2006 Jul;86(7):1001-12.

Contributing Authors:
Nick Kofotolis Eleftherios Kellis

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86 women with chronic lower back pain were randomized into either a rhythmic stabilization training (RST) group, a combination of isotonic exercises (COI) group, or a control group. The main outcomes measured throughout the course of the study were lumbar mobility (flexicurve technique), dynamic and static muscle endurance (trunk flexion and trunk extension endurance), functional impairment (Oswes...

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