Disability measurement in persons with back pain: A validity study of spinal range of motion and velocity

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1394-1400

  Poitras, Stéphane ^a   Loisel, Patrick ^a,b   Prince, François ^c   Lemaire, Jacques ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES LEMOYNE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Low back pain; Oswestry disability questionnaire; Rehabilitation; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINESIOLOGY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0033779112     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2000.9165     Document Type: Article

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