Reduced low back pain and disability with extension-oriented treatment approach .
Effectiveness of an extension-oriented treatment approach in a subgroup of subjects with low back pain: a randomized clinical trial
Phys Ther. 2007 Dec;87(12):1608-18; discussion 1577-9. Epub 2007 Sep 25A subgroup of 48 patients with low back pain (LBP) and a centralization phenomenon with extension were randomized to receive one of two treatments. The first group underwent an extension-oriented treatment approach (EOTA) while the second group underwent a lumbar spine strengthening program. The primary outcomes were disability and pain. Results indicated that the EOTA treatment provided greater improvements in disability in the subgroup of patients who had a centralization phenomenon.
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