Lumbar lordosis and pelvic inclination in adults with chronic low back pain

Physical Therapy

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 261-275

  Youdas, James W ^a   Garrett, Tom R ^a   Egan, Kathleen S ^a   Therneau, Terry M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Kinesiology biomechanics; Lumbar spine mobility; Muscle performance

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOLOGY; LORDOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0034098669     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/80.3.261     Document Type: Article

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