Objective To determine the efficacy of combined spa–exercise therapy in addition to
standard treatment with drugs and weekly group physical therapy in patients with ankylosing …

Background The treatment of non-specific chronic low back pain is often based on three
different models regarding the development and maintenance of pain and especially functional …

Patients' initial beliefs about the success of a given pain treatment are shown to have an
important influence on the final treatment outcome. The aims of the paper are to assess …

Objective To evaluate the cost effectiveness and cost utility of a 3‐week course of combined
spa therapy and exercise therapy in addition to standard treatment consisting of …

Purpose. To study the effects of adding supervised group physical therapy to unsupervised
individualized therapy in ankylosing spondylitis. Methods. One hundred forty‐four patients …

Study Design. Prospective case series with historical controls (normative data). Objectives.
To compare the aerobic fitness level of patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) with …

Purpose. Does physical deconditioning (loss of cardiovascular capacity and strength/endurance
of paraspinal muscles) exist in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) and are …

Several treatment principles for the reduction of chronic low back pain associated disability
have been postulated. To examine whether a combination of a physical training and an …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy of training in fibromyalgia (FM), we compared the
effects of high intensity fitness training (HIF) and low intensity fitness training (LIF). METHODS: …

OBJECTIVE: To compare the therapeutic effects of physical fitness training or biofeedback
training with the results of usual care in patients with fibromyalgia (FM). METHODS: One …