Back extensor muscle fatigability in chronic low back pain patients and controls: Relationship between electromyogram power spectrum changes and body mass index

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-24

  Pääsuke, Mati ^a   Johanson, Ege ^a   Proosa, Merje ^a   Ereline, Jaan ^a   Gapeyeva, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Back extensor muscle fatigability; Body mass index; Low back pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ENDURANCE; ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE; EXHAUSTION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036398824     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2002-16104     Document Type: Article

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