The influence of exercise on musculoskeletal disorders of the lumbar spine

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 84-92

  Kofotolis, N ^a,b   Sambanis, M ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Exercise; Low back pain, prevention and control; Muscle, skeletal

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; EXERCISE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33745443210     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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