Differences in symmetry of lumbar region passive tissue characteristics between people with and people without low back pain

Clinical Biomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 986-995

  Gombatto, Sara P ^a   Norton, Barbara J ^b   Scholtes, Sara A ^b   Van Dillen, Linda R ^b  

^a NAZARETH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Passive; Stiffness; Trunk lateral bending

Indexed keywords

RISK ASSESSMENT; STIFFNESS;

ELASTIC ENERGIES; HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS; INTERVENTION STRATEGIES; LATERAL BENDING; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR REGIONS; MOTION CAPTURE SYSTEMS; PASSIVE; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; RISK FACTORS; TRUNK LATERAL BENDING;

ROTATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; FEMALE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SPINE; TORQUE;

EID: 49649084146     PISSN: 02680033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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