Effect of restricted spinal motion on gait

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-170

  Konz, Regina ^a,b   Fatone, Stefania ^a,c   Gard, Steven ^a,b,c,d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Braces; Gait; Immobilization; Locomotion; Orthotic devices; Spinal curvature; Spinal diseases; Spinal fusion; Spine; Walking

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DATA ACQUISITION; DENTAL BRACES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; ORTHOTICS; PATIENT MONITORING; PROBLEM SOLVING; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WALKING AIDS;

IMMOBILIZATION; LOCOMOTION; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; SPINAL CURVATURE; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; WALKING;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE MOBILITY; WALKING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOMECHANICS; BRACES; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SAMPLING STUDIES; SPINE;

EID: 33746216220     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2004.11.0146     Document Type: Article

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