The influence of pain-related fear on peak muscle activity and force generation during maximal isometric trunk exertions

Spine

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Thomas, James S ^a   France, Christopher R ^a   Sha, Daohang ^a   Wiele, Nicole Vander ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EMG; Isometric contractions; Low back pain; Pain related fear

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COVARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; DISABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EXERCISE; EXTENSION; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEAR; FEMALE; FLEXION; HUMAN; ISOMETRICS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MODEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE SPASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; SIDE BENDING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE; THEORY; TRUNK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN;

EID: 43549119072     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181719264     Document Type: Article

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