Resting electromyographic activity of deep thoracic transversospinalis muscles identified as abnormal with palpation

Journal of the American Osteopathic Association

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 61-68

  Fryer, Gary ^a,c   Bird, Michael ^c   Robbins, Barry ^b,d   Fossum, Christian ^a   Johnson, Jane C ^a  

^a AT Still Research Institute   (Australia)

^b A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Department of Exercise Science   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REST; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VERTEBRA;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PALPATION; REST; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 77951882595     PISSN: 00986151     EISSN: 00986151     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7556/jaoa.2010.110.2.61     Document Type: Article

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