A submaximal back extension endurance test utilising subjective perception of low back fatigue

Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 107-112

  Taimela, Simo ^a,b   Kankaanpää, Markku ^c   Airaksinen, Olavi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b DBC International   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Deconditioning; Endurance; Low back pain; Low back trouble; Physical measures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDURANCE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

ADULT; BACK; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 0031967130     PISSN: 00365505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655098444219     Document Type: Article

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