Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9262035 | Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology | 2005 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
Some would say that the value of physical therapies for low back pain patients is the provision of pain relief; others argue that it is all about helping the person to get on with his or her life. There is an on-going debate amongst practitioners as to whether a hands-on or a hands-off approach is likely to be most effective for these patients. This chapter reviews these positions through an exploration of the literature. It examines the evidence for the effectiveness of a range of commonly used physical therapies.
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Authors
Jennifer Klaber (Professor of Rehabilitation and Therapies, Deputy Director of the Institute of Rehabilitation), Anne F. (Head of Musculoskeletal Research, Schulthess Klinik, Zürich, Switzerland Senior Research Fellow),