Sources of variation in spinal indentation testing: Indentation site relocation, intraabdominal pressure, subject movement, muscular response, and stiffness estimation

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 84-91

  Kawchuk, Gregory N ^a   Fauvel, O Rod ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Indentation; Spine; Stiffness; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT POSITIONING; RECUMBENCY; RIGIDITY;

EID: 0035127925     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mmt.2001.112566     Document Type: Article

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