Low back pain, the stiffness of the sacroiliac joint: A new method using ultrasound

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-44

  Vlaanderen, E ^a   Conza, N E ^b   Snijders, C J ^a   Bouakaz, A ^a   De Jong, N ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Sacroiliac joint; Ultrasound; Vibrations

Indexed keywords

BONE VIBRATION; LOW BACK PAIN; PALPATION; SACROILIAC JOINTS;

BONE; CORRELATION METHODS; PHYSICAL THERAPY; PROCESS ENGINEERING; TESTING; TISSUE; ULTRASONICS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXCITATION; FREQUENCY MODULATION; GEL; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; JOINT STIFFNESS; LOW BACK PAIN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL MODEL; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACROILIAC JOINT; SACRUM; SENSOR; SOFT TISSUE; TIME; VIBRATION;

BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; ILIUM; LOW BACK PAIN; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SACROILIAC JOINT; VIBRATION;

EID: 11844264520     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2004.09.014     Document Type: Article

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