The relationship between hip abductor muscle strength and iliotibial band tightness in individuals with low back pain

Chiropractic and Osteopathy

Volumn 18, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Arab, Amir M ^a   Nourbakhsh, Mohammad R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LEG LENGTH; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TIGHTNESS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 76749114343     PISSN: 17461340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-1340-18-1     Document Type: Article

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