Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 382-387 , August 2010

Pain biology education and exercise classes compared to pain biology education alone for individuals with chronic low back pain: A pilot randomised controlled trial

Received 14 July 2009 ,Revised 22 February 2010 ,Accepted 2 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.math.2010.03.003

Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 382-387 , August 2010

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