Isokinetic testing of spinal musculature influence of age, physical activity and chronic low back pain;MESURES ISOCINETIQUES DE LA FORCE MUSCULAIRE DU RACHIS: INFLUENCE DE L'AGE, DE L'ACTIVITE PHYSIQUE ET DES LOMBALGIES

Annales de Readaptation et de Medecine Physique

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-49

  Gremion, G ^a   Mahler, F ^a   Chantraine, A ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

back; isokinetic testing; spinal musculature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE; SPINE;

EID: 0030023550     PISSN: 01686054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-6054(96)88050-0     Document Type: Article

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