Ultrasound Characteristics of the Deep Abdominal Muscles During the Active Straight Leg Raise Test

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 761-767

  Teyhen, Deydre S ^a   Williamson, Jared N ^a   Carlson, Nathan H ^a   Suttles, Sean T ^a   O'Laughlin, Shaun J ^a   Whittaker, Jackie L ^b   Goffar, Stephen L ^a   Childs, John D ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ACTIVE STRAIGHT LEG RAISE TEST; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL OBLIQUE MUSCLE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS; ULTRASOUND;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN SIZE; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65249133424     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.11.011     Document Type: Article

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