Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 5 , Pages 577-582 , May 2007

The Role of the Back Rx Exercise Program in Diskogenic Low Back Pain: A Prospective Randomized Trial

  • Vijay B. Vad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University-Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to Vijay B. Vad, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021
    • ,
  • Atul L. Bhat, MD

      Affiliations

    • Merrimack Valley Spine Center and Orthopaedic Surgical Associates of Lowell PC, Lowell, MA
    • Rehabilitation Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
    • ,
  • Yasir Tarabichi

      Affiliations

    • Weill Medical College of Cornell University in Qatar, Doha, Qatar.

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 A commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has conferred or will confer a financial benefit upon 1 or more of the authors. Vad is the author of Back Rx. All proceeds from this book go to back pain research.

 Reprints are not available from the author.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.02.008

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 5 , Pages 577-582 , May 2007

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