From the *Academic Department of Physiotherapy, School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, King's College London, London, UK; †Department of Health Economics and Decision Science, School of Health and Related Research, Sheffield University, Sheffield, UK; ‡Physiotherapy Department, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK; and §Department of General Practice and Primary Care, Guy's, King's & St. Thomas' School of Medicine, King's College London, London, UK.
Acknowledgment date: May 3, 2006. First revision date: September 28, 2006. Acceptance date: December 12, 2006.
Current controlled trials ISRCTN 56323917. Local research ethics committee approval: Guy's Hospital Research Ethics Committee number 01/09/05.
Supported by the Arthritis Research Campaign.
The manuscript submitted does not contain information about medical device(s)/drug(s).
Foundation funds were received in support of this work. No benefits in any form have been or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this manuscript.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Duncan J. Critchley, MSc, Academic Department of Physiotherapy, School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, King's College London, London SE1 9RT, UK; E-mail: [email protected].
