Comparison Between Elderly and Young Males' Lumbopelvic Extensor Muscle Endurance Assessed During a Clinical Isometric Back Extension Test

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 521-526

  Champagne, Annick ^a   Descarreaux, Martin ^a   Lafond, Danik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aged; Chiropractic; Diagnosis; Isometric Contraction; Muscles; Physical Endurance; Physical Exertion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FORCE; PELVIS FLOOR; RATING SCALE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROBABILITY; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT LIFTING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69949108601     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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