Effects of chronic low back pain, age and gender on vertical spinal creep

Ergonomics

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 561-573

  Kanlayanaphotporn, R ^a   Trott, P ^a   Williams, M ^a   Fulton, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Chronic low back pain; Gender; Spinal creep

Indexed keywords

CREEP; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

VERTICAL SPINAL CREEP (VSC);

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LOADING TEST; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; SITTING; SPINE; STANDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SPINE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 0037505755     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0014013031000066500     Document Type: Article

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