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Clinical Courses, Impact and Prognostic Indicators for a Persistent Course of L...
Antunes Gomes, L; Rodrigues, AM; Branco, J; Canhão, H; Brazete Cruz, EBackground: Low back pain (LBP) is a long-term health condition with distinct clinical courses. Its characterization together with the identification of prognostic factors for a persistent LBP course may trigger the development of personalized interventions. This study aimed to investigate the courses of chronic LBP (CLBP), its cumulative impact, and the indicators for the persistence of pain. Material and meth...
Is a Combined Programme of Manual Therapy and Exercise More Effective than Usua...
Domingues, L; Pimentel-Santos, FM; Brazete Cruz, E; Sousa, AC; Santos, A; Cordovil, A; Correia, A; Sá Torres, L; Silva, A; Soares Branco, PObjective: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a combined intervention of manual therapy and exercise (MET) versus usual care (UC), on disability, pain intensity and global perceived recovery, in patients with non-specific chronic neck pain (CNP). Design: Randomized controlled trial. Setting: Outpatient care units. Subjects: Sixty-four non-specific CNP patients were randomly allocated to M...