Prediction of back strength using anthropometric and strength measurements in healthy females

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 685-692

  Wang, M ^a   Leger, A B ^a   Dumas, G A ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measurement; Back strength; Maximal voluntary contraction; Moment at L4 L5; Multiple regression technique

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PATIENT TREATMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

BACK PAIN; BACK STRENGTH; MULTIPLE REGRESSION TECHNIQUES; PREGNANT WOMEN;

ANTHROPOMETRY;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BACK; BODY CONSTITUTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 21444432018     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2005.03.003     Document Type: Article

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