Lumbar segmental mobility disorders: Comparison of two methods of defining abnormal displacement kinematics in a cohort of patients with non-specific mechanical low back pain

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Abbott, J Haxby ^a   Fritz, Julie M ^b   McCane, Brendan ^c   Shultz, Barry ^b   Herbison, Peter ^c   Lyons, Brett ^d   Stefanko, Georgia ^e   Walsh, Richard M ^f  

^a Clarity Clinical Research Consultants   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d SOUTHLAND HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^e DUNEDIN HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINEMATICS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SEGMENTAL MOBILITY DISORDER; LUMBAR SEGMENTAL RIGIDITY; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33747660243     PISSN: 14712474     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-7-45     Document Type: Article

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