Lumbar Spine and Pelvic Posture Between Standing and Sitting: A Radiologic Investigation Including Reliability and Repeatability of the Lumbar Lordosis Measure

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 48-55

  De Carvalho, Diana E ^a   Soave, David ^b   Ross, Kim ^b   Callaghan, Jack P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automobiles; Posture; Radiography; Spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL ARTICULATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LORDOSIS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; PELVIS; RANGE OF MOTION; RELIABILITY; SITTING; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; STANDING; X RAY FILM;

ADULT; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PELVIS; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74549225168     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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