Cause or effect? Deconditioning and chronic low back pain

Affiliations

¹ Adelante Center of Expertise in Rehabilitation and Audiology, Hoensbroek, The Netherlands Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, The Netherlands Research group Lifestyle and Health, Faculty of Health Care, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands.

Review

Jeanine A Verbunt et al. Pain. 2010 Jun.

. 2010 Jun;149(3):428-430.

doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.01.020. Epub 2010 Feb 12.

¹ Adelante Center of Expertise in Rehabilitation and Audiology, Hoensbroek, The Netherlands Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School for Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, The Netherlands Research group Lifestyle and Health, Faculty of Health Care, Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands.

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