Relationship between muscle fiber composition and functional capacity of back muscles in healthy subjects and patients with back pain

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 389-402

  Ng, Joseph K F ^a   Richardson, Carolyn A ^b   Kippers, Vaughan ^b   Parnianpour, Mohamad ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Back muscles; Back pain; Muscle fibers

Indexed keywords

BACK MUSCLE; BACKACHE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CELL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031806081     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.1998.27.6.389     Document Type: Review

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