Gluteal muscle recruitment during level, incline and stair ambulation in healthy subjects and chronic low back pain patients

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 193-199

  Himmelreich, Heiko ^a   Vogt, L ^a   Banzer, W ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Electromyography; Gluteus maximus; Incline walking; Stair ambulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GAIT; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MYOELECTRICITY; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREADMILL ERGOMETRY; WALKING;

EID: 52049086228     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2008-21307     Document Type: Article

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