The Fear Reduction Exercised Early (FREE) approach to low back pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Low back pain (LBP) is a major health issue associated with considerable health loss and societal costs. General practitioners (GPs) play an important role in the management of LBP; however, GP care has not been shown to be the most cost-effective approach unless exercise and beh...

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Main Authors: Ben Darlow, James Stanley, Sarah Dean, J. Haxby Abbott, Sue Garrett, Fiona Mathieson, Anthony Dowell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2225-8