Axial rotation of the lower human spine by rhythmic torques automatically generated at the resonant frequency

Experimental Physiology

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 305-308

  Walsh, E Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; FORCE; GENERATOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NORMAL HUMAN; RIGIDITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINE MOBILITY; TORQUE; VELOCITY;

EID: 0038527133     PISSN: 09580670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/eph8802557     Document Type: Article

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