Objective manual assessment of lumbar posteroanterior stiffness is now possible

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-39

  Chiradejnant, Adit ^a   Maher, Christopher G ^a   Latimer, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lumbar Spine; Mobilization; Palpation; Stiffness; Tests and Measurements

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037253266     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mmt.2003.3     Document Type: Article

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