Trunk muscle activation in low-back pain patients, an analysis of the literature

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 333-351

  Van Dieën, Jaap H ^a   Selen, Luc P J ^a   Cholewicki, Jacek ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Electromyography; Low back pain; Pain adaptation model; Pain spasm pain model; Trunk muscle coordination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; JOINT STABILITY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MODEL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE SPASM; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX RECRUITMENT;

EID: 0038722214     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(03)00041-5     Document Type: Article

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