Surgery versus intensive rehabilitation programmes for chronic low back pain

Editorial

Bart W Koes. BMJ. 2005.

. 2005 May 28;330(7502):1220-1.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7502.1220.

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Vitamin D deficiency may have role in chronic low back pain.
Lewis PJ. Lewis PJ. BMJ. 2005 Jul 9;331(7508):109. doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7508.109-a. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 16002895 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Randomised controlled trial to compare surgical stabilisation of the lumbar spine with an intensive rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic low back pain: the MRC spine stabilisation trial.
Fairbank J, Frost H, Wilson-MacDonald J, Yu LM, Barker K, Collins R; Spine Stabilisation Trial Group. Fairbank J, et al. BMJ. 2005 May 28;330(7502):1233. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38441.620417.8F. Epub 2005 May 23. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15911537 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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