PM&R
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 127-136 , February 2009

A Prospective, Masked 18-Month Minimum Follow-up On Neurophysiologic Changes In Persons with Spinal Stenosis, Low Back Pain, and No Symptoms

  • Andrew J. Haig, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The University of Michigan, 325 E Eisenhower, Ann Arbor, MI 48108⁎
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to A.J.H.
    • ,
  • Karen S.J. Yamakawa, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan⁎
    • ,
  • Christopher Parres, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan⁎
    • ,
  • Anthony Chiodo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan⁎
    • ,
  • Henry Tong, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan⁎

Received 11 March 2008 ,Accepted 16 October 2008.

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 Disclosure Key can be found on the Table of Contents and at www.pmrjournal.org

 This is a publication of the Spine Program of the University of Michigan, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, under Grant 5 R01 NS41855-02. The opinions contained in this publication are those of the grantee and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funding source had no role in any of the following: the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; and preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2008.10.007

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Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 127-136 , February 2009

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