Sitting versus standing: Does the intradiscal pressure cause disc degeneration or low back pain?

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 550-558

  Claus, Andrew ^a   Hides, Julie ^a   Moseley, G Lorimer ^b   Hodges, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intervertebral disc; Intradiscal pressure; Low back pain; Lumbar; Sitting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPRESSION; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INCIDENCE; INTERNAL FIXATOR; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SITTING; STANDING;

HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; POSTURE; PRESSURE; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 45849106158     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.10.011     Document Type: Article

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