EMG recovery and ratings after back extensor fatigue in patients with lumbar disc herniation and healthy subjects

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 150-159

  Dedering, Åsa ^a,b   Elfving, Britt ^a,b   Németh, Gunnar ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Lumbar disc herniation; Non linear regression; Recovery; Subjective ratings

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDING; TIME; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; BACK; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 3042775271     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1065-x     Document Type: Article

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