Ultrasound imaging of lumbar multifidus muscle: Normal reference ranges for measurements and practical guidance on the technique

Manual Therapy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 116-126

  Stokes, M ^a,c   Rankin, G ^a   Newham, D J ^b  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR NEURO DISABILITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; PRONE POSITION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 19444381132     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2004.08.013     Document Type: Article

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