title: What is the value of physical therapies for back pain?
abstract: Some would say that the value of physical therapies for low back pain patients is the provision of pain relief; others argue that it is all about helping the person to get on with his or her life. There is an on-going debate amongst practitioners as to whether a hands-on or a hands-off approach is likely to be most effective for these patients. This chapter reviews these positions through an exploration of the literature. It examines the evidence for the effectiveness of a range of commonly used physical therapies.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Rehabilitation, University of Hull, 215 Anlaby Road, Hull HU3 2PG, UK. j.k.moffett@hull.ac.uk
authors.forename: Jennifer Klaber
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Moffett
authors.forename: Anne F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Mannion
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D015444:Exercise; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D026201:Musculoskeletal Manipulations; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities