The effects of lumbosacral orthoses on spine stability: What changes in EMG can be expected?

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1150-1155

  Cholewicki, Jacek ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Lumbar orthoses; Lumbar spine; Muscle activity; Spine stability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ORTHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE STABILIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; ORTHOTIC DEVICES;

EID: 4344651968     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orthres.2004.01.009     Document Type: Article

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