Relationship between muscle abnormalities and symptom duration in lumbosacral radiculopathies

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-107

  Dillingham, Timothy R ^a,d   Pezzin, Liliana E ^b   Lauder, Tamara D ^a,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^c MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Electromyography; Lumbosacral radiculopathy; Nerve conduction; Paraspinal muscles

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE;

LUMBOSACRAL RADICULOPATHY; MULTIVARIATE LOGIT ANALYSIS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; RADICULOPATHY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0032030893     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199803000-00003     Document Type: Article

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