Do functional tests predict low back pain?

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 2126-2132

  Takala, Esa Pekka ^a   Viikari Juntura, Eira ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Musculoskeletal physiology; Occupational health; Prospective studies; Range of motion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 0034663004     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200008150-00018     Document Type: Article

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