Relationship between mechanical factors and incidence of low back pain

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 447-460

  Nourbakhsh, Mohammad Reza ^a   Arab, Amir Massoud ^a  

^a NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Back extensor endurance; Low back pain; Lumbar lordosis; Muscle length; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; JOINT FUNCTION; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LEG MOVEMENT; LORDOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PELVIS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; TILTING;

EID: 0036715271     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2002.32.9.447     Document Type: Article

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