Comparison of surface electromyographic activity of erector spinae before and after the application of central posteroanterior mobilisation on the lumbar spine

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-45

  Krekoukias, Georgios ^a   Petty, Nicola J ^b   Cheek, Liz ^b  

^a Technological Educational Institution of Lamia   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electromyography; EMG; Erector spinae; Mobilisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL POSTEROANTERIOR LUMBAR SPINE MOBILISATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE MOBILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55749089102     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.06.020     Document Type: Article

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