Association between back pain and physical fitness in adolescents

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 1740-1744

  Bo Andersen, Lars ^a   Wedderkopp, Niels ^b,c   Leboeuf Yde, Charlotte ^b,c  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Back Research Center   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Back pain; Physical activity; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BACKACHE; BODY HEIGHT; DENMARK; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; BACK; BACK PAIN; BODY HEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33745725988     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000224186.68017.e0     Document Type: Article

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