Video Analysis of Sagittal Spinal Posture in Healthy Young and Older Adults

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 210-215

  Kuo, Yi Liang ^a   Tully, Elizabeth A ^b   Galea, Mary P ^b  

^a SHU ZEN JUNIOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Posture; Spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIP; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; THORACIC SPINE; VIDEORECORDING;

AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTHROGRAPHY; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; SPINE; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63749105493     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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