Altered patterns of abdominal muscle activation in patients with chronic low back pain

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 91-98

  O'Sullivan, Peter ^a   Twomey, Lance ^a   Allison, Garry ^a   Sinclair, Jenny ^b   Miller, Kim ^c   Knox, Jacqui ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Curtin Universtity of Technology ^*

^c ROYAL HOBART HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Backache; Electromyography; Exercise; Muscles

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; SPONDYLOLYSIS;

EID: 0030928248     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(14)60403-7     Document Type: Article

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