Comparison of lumbar paravertebral EMG patterns in chronic low back pain patients and non-patient controls

Pain

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 153-160

  Ahern, David K ^b   Follick, Michael J ^b   Council, James R ^c   Laser Wolston, Nancy ^b   Litchman, Henry ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Institute for Behavioral Medicine   (United States)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; EMG; Lumbar curvature; Muscle function; Spinal range of motion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BACK MUSCLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SPINE;

EID: 0023774412     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(88)90160-1     Document Type: Article

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