The Spine Journal
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 65-69 , January 2008

Evidence-informed management of chronic low back pain with functional restoration

  • Robert J. Gatchel, PhD, ABPP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, College of Science, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 501 South Nedderman Drive, #313 Life Science Building, Arlington, TX 76019-0528, USA. Tel.: (817) 272-2541; fax: (817) 272-2364.
    • ,
  • Tom G. Mayer, MD

      Affiliations

    • PRIDE, Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA

Received 26 September 2007 ,Accepted 13 October 2007.

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 FDA device/drug status: not applicable.

 This research was supported in part by grants (R.J.G) from National Institutes of Health (grant numbers 1K05 MH071892 and 3R01 MH 045462) and the Department of Defense (grant number DAMD 17-03-1-0055), which are federal/state agencies.

 Nothing of value received from a commercial entity related to this manuscript.

PII: S1529-9430(07)00906-0

doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.10.012

The Spine Journal
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 65-69 , January 2008

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