The quantification of low back disorder using motion measures: Methodology and validation

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 2091-2100

  Marras, William S ^a   Ferguson, Sue A ^a   Gupta, Purnendu ^a   Bose, Smarajit ^a   Parnianpour, Mohamad ^a   Kim, Jung Yong ^a   Crowell, Robert R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic functional performance; Low back pain; Quantification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; TECHNIQUE; TRUNK; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TELEMETRY;

EID: 0033569995     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199910150-00005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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