Influence of age and duration of symptoms on fibre type distribution and size of the back muscles chronic low back pain patients

European Spine Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 273-281

  Mannion, A F ^a   Kaser L ^b   Weber, E ^b   Rhyner, A ^b   Dvorak, J ^a   Muntener M ^b  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Erector spinae muscle; Fibre type distribution; MRI; Muscle biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033830617     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860000189     Document Type: Article

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