Diagnostic accuracy and reliability of muscle strength and endurance measurements in patients with chronic low back pain

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 613-619

  Gruther, Wolfgang ^a   Wick, Franziska ^a   Paul, Birgit ^a,b   Leitner, Christoph ^a   Posch, Martin ^a   Matzner, Michael ^a   Crevenna, Richard ^a   Ebenbichler, Gerold ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Muscle strength; Rehabilitation; Reliability of results; Validity of results

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYNAMOMETER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CARE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 67649831906     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0391     Document Type: Article

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