Reference change limits of the paraspinal spectral EMG in evaluation of low back pain rehabilitation

Pathophysiology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 217-224

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

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c DBC International Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Fatigue; Low back pain; Reference change limit; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032400959     PISSN: 09284680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4680(98)00025-X     Document Type: Article

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