Lumbosacral position sense during pelvic tilting in men and women without low back pain: Test development and reliability assessment

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 345-351

  Brumagne, Simon ^a   Lysens, Roeland ^a   Spaepen, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Low back; Repositioning accuracy

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PELVIS; PROPRIOCEPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; TILTING;

EID: 0033035949     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.1999.29.6.345     Document Type: Article

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