Measurements and evaluations in low back pain patients

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 219-230

  Malliou, P ^a   Gioftsidou, A ^a   Beneka, A ^a   Godolias, G ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Low back flexibility; Low back pain; Low back strength

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33745698849     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2005.00504.x     Document Type: Review

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