Sitting Posture of Subjects With Postural Backache

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 213-218

  Womersley, Lauren ^a   May, Stephen ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back Pain; McKenzie; Postural Syndrome; Posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SITTING; STUDENT; VALIDITY; VIDEOTAPE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; POSTURE; TIME FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 33645866786     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2006.01.002     Document Type: Article

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