Isokinetic and non-dynamometric tests in low back pain patients related to pain and disability index

Spine

Volumn 19, Issue 17, 1994, Pages 1963-1967

  Rissanen, Aaro ^a   Alaranta, Hannu ^a   Sainio, Päivi ^a   Härkönen, Helena ^a  

^a ORTON Invalid Foundation   (Finland)

Author keywords

Disability; Isokinetic testing; Low back pain; Non dynamometric strength testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFTING; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028096719     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199409000-00017     Document Type: Article

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