Assessment of combined movements of the lumbar spine in asymptomatic and low back pain subjects using a three-dimensional electromagnetic tracking system

Manual Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 94-99

  Barrett, C J ^a   Singer, K P ^b   Day, R ^c  

^a Mount Physiotherapy Practice   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TECHNIQUE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

EID: 0032843154     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/math.1999.0175     Document Type: Article

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