Electromyography of the trunk and abdominal muscles in golfers with and without low back pain

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 174-181

  Cole, M H ^a,b   Grimshaw, P N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Golf; Low back pain; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MYOELECTRICITY; ROOT MAIN SQUARE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GOLF; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 39049088541     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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