A submaximal test to assess back muscle capacity: Evaluation of construct validity

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Larivière, Christian ^a,b   Gravel, Denis ^b,c   Gardiner, Phillip ^d   Bertrand Arsenault, A ^b,c   Gagnon, Denis ^e   Loisel, Patrick ^f  

^a Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute Robert Sauve   (Canada)

^b Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absolute endurance; Back muscles; Rehabilitation; Relative endurance; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL ENDURANCE TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORQUE; WORK CAPACITY; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BACK; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70350569319     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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