Short-Lasting Stretch of Lumbar Paraspinal Muscle Decreases Muscle Spindle Sensitivity to Subsequent Muscle Stretch

JNMS - Journal of the Neuromusculoskeletal System

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 88-96

  Pickar, Joel G ^a   Kang, Yu Ming ^a,b  

^a PALMER CENTER FOR CHIROPRACTIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lumbar spine; Muscle spindles; Paraspinal muscles; Spinal stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347032802     PISSN: 10678239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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