Indicating spinal joint mobilisations or manipulations in patients with neck or low-back pain: protocol of an inter-examiner reliability study among manual therapists.

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Published in Chiropr Man Therap on June 20, 2014

Authors

Emiel van Trijffel1, Robert Lindeboom2, Patrick Mm Bossuyt2, Maarten A Schmitt3, Cees Lucas2, Bart W Koes4, Rob Ab Oostendorp5

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands ; Institute for Master Education in Musculoskeletal Therapy, Amersfoort, the Netherlands.
2: Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
3: Institute for Master Education in Musculoskeletal Therapy, Amersfoort, the Netherlands.
4: Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
5: Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands ; Department of Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy and Manual Therapy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacology, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium.

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