Sagittal lumbar spine position during standing, walking, and running at various gradients

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-34

  Levine, David ^a   Colston, Marisa A ^a   Whittle, Michael W ^a   Pharo, Elizabeth C ^b   Marcellin Little, Denis J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^b Physiotherapy Associates   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinematics; Lordosis; Lumbosacral region

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; LUMBAR EXTENSION; LUMBAR FLEXION; LUMBAR SPINE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITION; RANGE OF MOTION; RUNNING; SACRUM; SKIN; STANDING; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MOTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PROBABILITY; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; RUNNING; WALKING;

EID: 34250015232     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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