Evaluation of trunk muscle activity in chronic low back pain patients and healthy individuals during holding loads

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 165-172

  Ershad, Neda ^a   Kahrizi, Sedighe ^a   Abadi, Mohamad Firooz ^a   Zadeh, Soghrat Faghih ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

EMG; External load; Low back pain; Static activity; Trunk muscles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY POSITION; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOADING TEST; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SPINE MOBILITY; TRUNK; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; POSTURE; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; WEIGHT-BEARING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349462485     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2009-0230     Document Type: Article

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