Effect of Motor Control Exercises Versus Graded Activity in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Author(s) -
Luciana Macedo,
Jane Latimer,
Christopher G. Maher,
Paul W. Hodges,
James H. McAuley,
Michael K. Nicholas,
Lois Tonkin,
Chris Stanton,
Tasha R. Stanton,
Ryan E. Stafford
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1538-6724
pISSN - 0031-9023
DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20110290
Subject(s) - physical therapy , medicine , randomized controlled trial , quality of life (healthcare) , psychological intervention , physical medicine and rehabilitation , chronic pain , low back pain , intervention (counseling) , rating scale , trunk , activities of daily living , psychology , alternative medicine , ecology , developmental psychology , nursing , pathology , psychiatry , biology
Motor control exercises to improve control and coordination of trunk muscles and graded activity under the principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy are 2 commonly used exercise therapies, yet there is little evidence to support the use of one intervention over the other.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom