Prevalence of frontal plane pelvic postural asymmetry - Part 1

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 411-421

  Juhl, John Henry ^a   Cremin, Tonya M Ippolit ^a   Russell, George ^b  

^a Ostrow Institute for Pain Management   (United States)

^b Middlesex Hospital ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY POSTURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PELVIS; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SOMATIZATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; SCOLIOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELVIS; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 15744388720     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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