Mechanical Low Back Pain: Secular Trend and Intervention Topics of Randomized Controlled Trials
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Mechanical Low Back Pain: Secular Trend and Intervention Topics of Randomized Controlled Trials
PURPOSE To evaluate the number of published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) focusing on mechanical low back pain (MLBP) rehabilitation, the secular (i.e., long-term) trend, and the distribution of interventions studied. METHODS All included RCTs were extracted from all Cochrane systematic reviews focusing on rehabilitation therapies for MLBP, and two independent reviewers screened and ana...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physiotherapy Canada
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0300-0508,1708-8313
DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2014-58