Reliability of lumbar dynamometry measurements in patients with chronic low back pain with test-retest measurements on different days

European Spine Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 54-62

  Hutten, M M R ^a   Hermens, H J ^a  

^a ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

chronic low back pain; isostation; learning effect; reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; METHODS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TORQUE;

EID: 0030903357     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01676575     Document Type: Article

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