Comparison of three lumbar orthoses using motion assessment during task performance

Spine

Volumn 28, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 2359-2367

  Krag, Martin H ^a   Fox, James ^a   Haugh, Larry D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Electromyography; Lumbar lordosis; Lumbar orthosis; Motion assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MOTION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRUNK; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; ROTATION; SPINAL FUSION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0142087689     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BRS.0000085328.71345.54     Document Type: Article

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