Physical Therapy and Manual Physical Therapy for Patients with Non-Specific Low-Back Pain: Differences in Patient Characteristics with Implications for Diagnostic Classification

Autor: Lonneke M. van Berkel, Peter A. Huijbregts, Rob A.B. Oostendorp, C. D. Dorine van Ravensberg, Gwendolijne G.M. Scholten-Peeters, Jan Pool, Raymond A.H.M. Swinkels
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. 14:46E-55E
ISSN: 2042-6186
1066-9817
DOI: 10.1179/jmt.2006.14.3.46e
Popis: A previous study compared socio-demographic characteristics, health problem characteristics, and primary process data between a database sample of patients referred to physical therapy (PT) versus a sample of patients referred for specific manual physical therapy (MPT) diagnosis and management. This study did not differentiate between patients based on affected body region or diagnosis. The present study is a secondary analysis of these data for patients with non-specific low-back pain (LBP). Statistical analysis indicated that the MPT patient sample was significantly (P
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