The effect of age on lumbar range of motion: A systematic review

Manual Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 596-604

  Intolo, Pattariya ^a   Milosavljevic, Stephan ^a   Baxter, David G ^a   Carman, Allan B ^a   Pal, Poonam ^a   Munn, Joanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Lumbar; Mobility; Range of motion

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE MOBILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 70449527441     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2009.08.006     Document Type: Review

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