Physical and functional measures related to low back pain in individuals with lower-limb amputation: An exploratory pilot study

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-166

  Friel, Karen ^a   Domholdt, Elizabeth ^b   Smith, Douglas G ^c  

^a NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Disability; Low back pain; Lower limb; Phantom pain; Prosthesis; Rehabilitation; Residual limb pain; Veterans; Visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BIOMECHANICS; CORRELATION METHODS; DIAGNOSIS;

HAMSTRING LENGTH; LOW BACK PAIN (LBP); LOWER-LIMB AMPUTATION (LLA); T-TESTS;

PHYSICAL THERAPY;

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE; LEG AMPUTATION; LEG PROSTHESIS; LIMB PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; AMPUTEES; BIOMECHANICS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; GOLF; HUMANS; LEG; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHANTOM LIMB; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 20444499066     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2004.08.0090     Document Type: Article

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