Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 6 , Pages 749-756 , June 2006

Changes in Disability Following Physical Therapy Intervention for Patients With Low Back Pain: Dependence on Symptom Duration

  • Mary Beth Badke, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Mary Beth Badke, PT, PhD, Outpatient Rehabilitation Services, 6630 University Ave, Middleton, WI 53562
    • ,
  • William G. Boissonnault, PT, DHSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

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 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 authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2006.02.033

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 6 , Pages 749-756 , June 2006

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