Changes in the mechanical properties of the trunk in low back pain may be associated with recurrence

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-66

  Hodges, Paul ^a   van den Hoorn, Wolbert ^a   Dawson, Anna ^a   Cholewicki, Jacek ^b  

^a Injury and Health   (Australia)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Damping; Recurrent low back pain; Spine stability; Stiffness

Indexed keywords

BODY WEIGHTS; CABLE FORCES; HEALTHY CONTROLS; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; ORDER SYSTEMS; RECURRENT LOW BACK PAIN; SPINAL STRUCTURES; SPINE STABILITY; SYSTEM PROPERTIES; TRUNK MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; TRUNK MUSCLES;

DAMPING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MUSCLE; SYSTEM STABILITY;

STIFFNESS;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL STIFFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RELIABILITY; TRUNK; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 58149299662     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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