Construct validity of lumbar extension measures in McKenzie's derangement syndrome

Manual Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 328-334

  Clare, Helen A ^a   Adams, Roger ^b   Maher, Christopher G ^b  

^a The University of Sydney ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Lumbar extension measures; McKenzie derangement classification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548252287     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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