Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 381-385 , July 2005

The Nordic Back Pain Subpopulation Program: Validation and Improvement of a Predictive Model for Treatment Outcome in Patients With Low Back Pain Receiving Chiropractic Treatment

  • Iben Axén, DC

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice, Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Jess James Jones, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice, Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Annika Rosenbaum, BAppSc(Chiro)

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice, Linköping, Sweden
    • ,
  • Peter W. Lövgren, DC

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice, Stockholm, Sweden
    • ,
  • Laszlo Halasz, MHSc(ClinBiomech)

      Affiliations

    • Private Practice, Lund, Sweden
    • ,
  • Kristian Larsen, PT, MPH

      Affiliations

    • The Medical Research Unit in Ringkjøbing County, Denmark
    • ,
  • Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde, DC, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, The Back Research Center, Backcenter Funen and University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationSubmit requests for reprints to: Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde, DC, MPH, PhD, The Back Research Center, Backcenter Funen and University of Southern Denmark, Lindevej 5, DK-5750 Ringe, Denmark.

Received 22 January 2004

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 Sources of support: Funding was provided by the Swedish Chiropractors' Association, and the last author was employed at the Medical Research Unit in Ringkjøbing County, Denmark, at the time of the study.

PII: S0161-4754(05)00169-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2005.06.008

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics
Volume 28, Issue 6 , Pages 381-385 , July 2005

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