Effect of different sitting postures on lung capacity, expiratory flow, and lumbar lordosis

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 504-509

  Lin, Fang ^a,b   Parthasarathy, Sriranjani ^b   Taylor, Susan J ^c   Pucci, Deborah ^c   Hendrix, Ronald W ^a   Makhsous, Mohsen ^a,b,d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Sensory Motor Performance Program   (United States)

^c REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lordosis; Lung volume measurements; Posture; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; LUNG CAPACITY; MALE; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; SITTING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; POSTURE; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 33645340048     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.11.031     Document Type: Article

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