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Low back pain: a comparison of two treatment programmes
Buswell J
New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy 1982 Aug;10(2):13-17
clinical trial
3/10 [Eligibility criteria: No; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: No; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: No. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

This study was set up to investigate the long-term effects of two treatment programmes, one with a bias towards a flexion routine (Fahmi, 1976) and the other towards an extension routing (McKenzie, 1979 and Stoddard, 1969), both of which were recognised as having some beneficial effects (Lindstrom and Zachrisson, 1970; Kendall and Jenkins, 1968). The routines were based on the findings of current research (Farfan, 1973, Macnab, 1977, and Nachemson et al, 1970) and developed for clinical experience and observation. The rationale for both programmes was based on patient education, variability of patients and their pain patterns, predisposition of patients to frequent, short-term episodes of acute low back pain, or perpetuation of long dull chronic ache or tiredness with a reduction of functional activities.

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