Spinal muscle évaluation using the Sorensen test. A critical appraisal of the literature;L'évaluation de la musculature rachidienne par le test de Sorensen: Revue de la littérature et analyse critique

Revue du Rhumatisme (Edition Francaise)

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-46

  Demoulin, Christophe ^a   Vanderthommen, Marc ^a   Duysens, Christophe ^a   Crielaard, Jean Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Muscle endurance; Physical evaluation; Spinal muscles; Trunk extensor muscles

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044456944     PISSN: 11698330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rhum.2004.08.007     Document Type: Short Survey

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