Concentric and eccentric strength of trunk muscles: Influence of test postures on strength and characteristics of patients with chronic low-back pain

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1995, Pages 604-611

  Shirado, Osamu ^a   Ito, Toshikazu ^a   Kaneda, Kiyoshi ^a   Strax, Thomas E ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; SITTING; TORQUE; TRUNK;

ADULT; BACK; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; POSTURE; TORSION;

EID: 0029049721     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(95)80628-8     Document Type: Article

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