The Effectiveness of Mechanical Traction Among Subgroups of Patients With Low Back Pain and Leg Pain: A Randomized Trial | Zendy

Anne Thackeray | Zendy; Julie M. Fritz | Zendy; John D. Childs | Zendy; Gerard P. Brennan | Zendy

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The Effectiveness of Mechanical Traction Among Subgroups of Patients With Low Back Pain and Leg Pain: A Randomized Trial

Author(s) -

Anne Thackeray,

Julie M. Fritz,

John D. Childs,

Gerard P. Brennan

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.367

H-Index - 121

eISSN - 1938-1344

pISSN - 0190-6011

DOI - 10.2519/jospt.2016.6238

Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , low back pain , physical therapy , lumbar , subgroup analysis , surgery , confidence interval , alternative medicine , pathology

Randomized clinical trial. Background The recommended initial management strategy for patients with low back pain and signs of nerve root compression is conservative treatment, but there is little evidence to guide the most appropriate management strategy. Preliminary research suggests that a treatment protocol of mechanical traction and extension-oriented exercises may be effective, particularly in a specific subgroup of patients.

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