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Pain: Review article

A reappraisal of the deconditioning hypothesis in low back pain: review of evidence from a triumvirate of research methods on specific lumbar extensor deconditioning

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Pages 865-911 | Accepted 02 Dec 2013, Published online: 17 Jan 2014

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