Effects of tensioning the lumbar fasciae on segmental stiffness during flexion and extension: Young investigator award winner

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 397-405

  Barker, Priscilla J ^a   Guggenheimer, Katharine T ^a   Grkovic, Ivica ^a   Briggs, Christopher A ^a   Jones, Daniel C ^a   Thomas, C David L ^a   Hodges, Paul W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lumbar fascia; Segmental stability; Spinal biomechanics; Transversus abdominis

Indexed keywords

AGED; APONEUROSIS; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOADING TEST; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOMECHANICS; FASCIA; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; PLIABILITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 33644845982     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000195869.18844.56     Document Type: Article

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