Effects of ankle dorsiflexion on range and reliability of straight leg raising

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 191-200

  Boland, R A ^a   Adams, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Leg; Low back pain; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LEG MOVEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0033821951     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(14)60328-7     Document Type: Article

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