The electromyographic activity of thoracic paraspinal muscles identified as abnormal with palpation

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 437-447

  Fryer, Gary ^a   Morris, Tony ^a   Gibbons, Peter ^a   Briggs, Andrew ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Electromyography; Muscle; Osteopathic medicine; Palpation; Skeletal; Spine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PALPATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; REST; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE MOBILITY; THORACIC PARASPINAL MUSCLE; TRUNK;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PALPATION; POSTURE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 33747014308     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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