A preliminary study on electromyographic analysis of the paraspinal musculature in idiopathic scoliosis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 130-137

  Cheung, John ^a   Halbertsma, Jan P K ^a   Veldhuizen, Albert G ^a   Sluiter, Wim J ^a   Maurits, Natasha M ^a   Cool, Jan C ^b   Van Horn, Jim R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asymmetry; Electromyography; Progression; Scoliosis; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SITTING; STANDARD; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VERTEBRA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE;

EID: 16344374533     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-004-0780-7     Document Type: Article

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