Reliability of detection of lumbar lateral shift

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 476-480

  Clare, Helen A ^a,b   Adams, Roger ^a   Maher, Christopher G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lateral Shift; Low Back Pain; Lumbar Spine; McKenzie Method; Reliability of Testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MCKENZIE METHOD; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0142200871     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-4754(03)00104-0     Document Type: Article

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