Effects of a New Spinal Orthosis on Posture, Trunk Strength, and Quality of Life in Women with Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Randomized Trial

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 177-186

  Pfeifer, Michael ^a,b   Begerow, Bettina ^a   Minne, Helmut W ^a  

^a Inst of Clin Osteology G Pommer   (Germany)

^b Institute of Clinical Osteology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body Sway; Osteoporosis; Quality of Life; Spinal Orthosis; Trunk Muscle Strength; Vertebral Fractures

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; SPINOMED; THYROID HORMONE;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACK MUSCLE; BACKACHE; BODY POSTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; ORTHOSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPLINT; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; POSTURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 1242269962     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHM.0000113403.16617.93     Document Type: Article

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