Assessing musculoskeletal performance of the back extensors following a single-level microdiscectomy

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 356-363

  Flanagan, Sean P ^a,b   Kulig, Kornelia ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fear avoidance belief questionnaire; Lumbar musculoskeletal performance; Sorensen test

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447250111     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2007.2366     Document Type: Article

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