Interrater reliability of six tests of trunk muscle function and endurance

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 200-208

  Moreland, Julie ^a,b   Finch, Elspeth ^b   Stratford, Paul ^b   Balsor, Brad ^a   Gill, Caroline ^a  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Low back; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RELIABILITY; STATIC EXERCISE; TRUNK;

EID: 0031437652     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.1997.26.4.200     Document Type: Article

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