Effect of pregnancy on trunk range of motion when sitting and standing

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1011-1020

  Gilleard, Wendy ^a   Crosbie, Jack ^b   Smith, Richard ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Kinematics; Pregnancy; Sitting; Spine; Standing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT LIMITATION; JOINT MOBILITY; MULTIPARA; PELVIS; PREGNANCY; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SITTING; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRUNK;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARITY; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0036849209     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2002.811104.x     Document Type: Article

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