EMG activity of trunk muscles and torque output during isometric axial rotation exertion: A comparison between back pain patients and matched controls

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 112-121

  Ng, Joseph K F ^a,c   Richardson, Carolyn A ^a   Parnianpour, Mohamad ^b   Kippers, Vaughan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MUSCLE; PATIENT REHABILITATION;

TRUNK MUSCLES;

BIOMECHANICS;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BACKACHE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; ILIOCOSTALIS MUSCLE; INFERIOR OBLIQUE MUSCLE; LATISSIMUS DORSI MUSCLE; LUMBORUM MUSCLE; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MULTIFIDUS MUSCLE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; REHABILITATION; ROTATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE STABILIZATION; STANDING; SUPERIOR OBLIQUE MUSCLE; TORQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

EID: 0036145074     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-0266(01)00067-5     Document Type: Article

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