Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 1164-1169 , June 2005

Current Use of Lumbar Traction in the Management of Low Back Pain: Results of a Survey of Physiotherapists in the United Kingdom

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    Percentage of traction used for LBP categories. NOTE. Standard error (SE) ranged from 1.45 to 0.99 (nerve root, 1.45; stiffness, 1.07; pain, 0.99). Standard deviation (SD) ranged from 31.8 to 21.7 (ne

    Percentage of traction used for LBP categories. NOTE. Standard error (SE) ranged from 1.45 to 0.99 (nerve root, 1.45; stiffness, 1.07; pain, 0.99). Standard deviation (SD) ranged from 31.8 to 21.7 (nerve root, 31.8; stiffness, 23.3; pain, 21.7).

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    Traction weights for sex and build. NOTE. SE ranged from 0.35 to 0.85. SD ranged from 6.58 to 15.9.

    Traction weights for sex and build. NOTE. SE ranged from 0.35 to 0.85. SD ranged from 6.58 to 15.9.

 Supported by Elsevier Science in partnership with the Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(05)00094-8

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.11.040

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 86, Issue 6 , Pages 1164-1169 , June 2005

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