Relationship between low back pain and lumbar multifidus size at different postures

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 2258-2262

  Lee, Sai Wing ^a   Chan, Clement Kin Ming ^a   Lam, Tat Sang ^a   Lam, Ching ^a   Lau, Nga Chi ^a   Lau, Rufina Wing Lum ^a   Chan, Suk Tak ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Functional posture; Low back pain; Males; Multifidus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33748365826     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000232807.76033.33     Document Type: Article

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