Changes in Spinal Height Following Sustained Lumbar Flexion and Extension Postures: A Clinical Measure of Intervertebral Disc Hydration Using Stadiometry

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 358-363

  Owens, S Christopher ^a   Brismée, Jean Michel ^a   Pennell, Patricia N ^b   Dedrick, Gregory S ^a   Sizer, Phillip S ^a   James, C Roger ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intervertebral Disk; Load Bearing; Prone Position; Spine; Supine Position

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOADING TEST; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SPINE MOBILITY; STADIOMETER; STADIOMETRY; STUDENT T TEST; SUPINE POSITION; TRUNK; VISCOELASTICITY;

BIOMECHANICS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; PRONE POSITION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINE; SUPINE POSITION; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66949131675     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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