Are the changes in postural control associated with low back pain caused by pain interference?

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 323-329

  Moseley, G Lorimer ^a,b,c   Hodges, Paul W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electromyograph; Low back pain; Pain interference; Trunk muscles

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTURE;

EID: 21144444078     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ajp.0000131414.84596.99     Document Type: Article

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