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No difference in pain/disability in chronic LBP between physiotherapy and graded activity

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November 2015

No difference in pain/disability in chronic LBP between physiotherapy and graded activity

Vol: 4| Issue: 11| Number:31| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

The short-term effects of graded activity versus physiotherapy in patients with chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled trial

Man Ther. 2015 Aug;20(4):603-9

Contributing Authors:
MO Magalhães LH Muzi J Comachio TN Burke FJ Renovato França LA Vidal Ramos GP Leão Almeida AP de Moura Campos Carvalho-e-Silva AP Marques

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66 patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain were randomized to received either physiotherapy or graded activity as treatment. The purpose of the study was to compare improvements of pain and disability as well as quality of life, global perceived effect, return to work, daily physical activity, and physical capacity of the two therapy types to determine if one method is more advantageous ov...

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