Evidence of altered lumbopelvic muscle recruitment in the presence of sacroiliac joint pain

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1593-1600

  Hungerford, Barbara ^a,d   Gilleard, Wendy ^b   Hodges, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Low back pain; Motor control; Pelvic pain; Pelvic stabilization; Sacroiliac joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HIP; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PELVIS; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SACROILIAC JOINT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDING;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PELVIC FLOOR; PELVIC PAIN; SACROILIAC JOINT;

EID: 0037624005     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200307150-00022     Document Type: Article

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