Neuromuscular function in athletes following recovery from a recent acute low back injury

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 568-575

  Cholewicki, Jacek ^a   Greene, Hunter S ^a   Polzhofer, Gert K ^a   Galloway, Marc T ^a   Shah, Riaz A ^a   Radebold, Andrea ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lumbar spine; Motor control; Sudden loading

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LOW BACK INJURY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SPORT INJURY; TRUNK; WEIGHT BEARING; ACUTE DISEASE; INJURY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BACK INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036846982     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2002.32.11.568     Document Type: Article

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