Stiffness of the Thoracolumbar Spine for Subjects with and without Low Back Pain

JNMS - Journal of the Neuromusculoskeletal System

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 127-133

  Brodeur, Raymond R ^a,b,c   DelRe, Lawrence ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dept Osteopathic Manipulative Med ^*  (United States)

^c Ergonomics Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Chiropractic; Chiropractic instrumentation; Low back pain; Manipulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345816873     PISSN: 10678239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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