A meta-analytic review of surface electromyography among persons with low back pain and normal, healthy controls

Journal of Pain

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 711-726

  Geisser, Michael E ^a,e   Ranavaya, Mohammed ^b   Haig, Andrew J ^a   Roth, Randy S ^a   Zucker, Robert ^c   Ambroz, Clara ^d   Caruso, Marianne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MARSHALL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Disability Evaluation Services   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potentials; Chronic low back pain; Low back pain; Muscle; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FLEXION CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NECK PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STANDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 27644457702     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2005.06.008     Document Type: Review

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