A new evaluation method for lumbar spinal instability: Passive lumbar extension test

Physical Therapy

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1661-1667

  Kasai, Yuichi ^a   Morishita, Koichiro ^a   Kawakita, Eiji ^a   Kondo, Tetsushi ^a   Uchida, Atsumasa ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Functional radiographs; Lumbar degenerative diseases; Lumbar spine; Physical examinations; Segmental instability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APPREHENSION SIGN TEST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INSTABILITY CATCH SIGN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAINFUL CATCH SIGN; PASSIVE LUMBAR EXTENSION TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PSYCHOMETRY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE INSTABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL STENOSIS;

EID: 33845386533     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20050281     Document Type: Article

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