Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 9 , Pages 1675-1685 , September 2008

Isolated Lumbar Extensor Strengthening Versus Regular Physical Therapy in an Army Working Population With Nonacute Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Pieter H. Helmhout, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Training Medicine and Training Physiology, Personnel Command, Royal Netherlands Army, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Chris C. Harts, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Training Medicine and Training Physiology, Personnel Command, Royal Netherlands Army, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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  • Wolfgang Viechtbauer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Methodology and Statistics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • J. Bart Staal, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Caphri Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Rob A. de Bie, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Caphri Research Institute, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands

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    Flow of participants through the trial.

    Flow of participants through the trial.

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    Means (with point-wisely constructed 95% confidence intervals) of the main outcomes over the course of the study. *RMDQ range, 0–24 (high score indicates greater disability). †PSFS range, 0–300 (high

    Means (with point-wisely constructed 95% confidence intervals) of the main outcomes over the course of the study. *RMDQ range, 0–24 (high score indicates greater disability). †PSFS range, 0–300 (high score indicates greater disability). ‡GPE range, 1–7 (high score indicates worsening of complaints).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)00389-4

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.12.050

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 9 , Pages 1675-1685 , September 2008

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