title: Pain clinic #11. Physical exercise in the treatment of low back pain. Part III: A practical regimen of strengthening exercise.
abstract: The first and second articles in this three-part series reviewed the research evidence for physical exercise in the treatment of low back pain and outlined a specific and practical program of stretching exercise. In this final paper, we will present and illustrate the remaining component of a physical exercise regimen utilized in the treatment of a large population of patients suffering either nonsurgical or postsurgical low back pain.
authors.affiliation: Pain Therapy Centers, Greenville, South Carolina.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Tollison
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kriegel
mesh_terms: D001416:Back Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region