Effects of lifestyle and work-related physical activity on the degree of lumbar lordosis and chronic low back pain in a middle east population

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 283-292

  Nourbakhsh, M R ^a   Moussavi, S J ^a   Salavati, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Culture; Exercise; Lifestyle; Low back pain; Lumbar lordosis; Middle East; Work setting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LORDOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORK;

ADULT; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; LORDOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; WORK;

EID: 0034882381     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-200108000-00002     Document Type: Article

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