Lumbar muscle fatigue and recovery in patients with long-term low-back trouble - Electromyography and health-related factors

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 619-630

  Elfving, Britt ^a,b   Dedering, Åsa ^a,b   Németh, Gunnar ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Disability; Electromyography; Low back pain; Muscle fatigue; Recovery; Self efficacy; Strength

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MUSCLE; PATIENT TREATMENT; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TORQUE;

LUMBAR MUSCLE FATIGUE;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRUNK; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0041668203     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(03)00095-0     Document Type: Article

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