EMG analysis of lumbar paraspinal muscles as a predictor of the risk of low-back pain

European Spine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1145-1152

  Heydari, Abbas ^a   Nargol, Antoni V F ^a   Jones, Anthony P C ^a   Humphrey, Anthony R ^a   Greenough, Charles G ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort study; EMG; Low back pain; Paraspinal muscles; Prediction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HALF WIDTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INITIAL MEDIAN FREQUENCY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR PARASPINAL MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROOT MEAN SQUARE; BACK; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77954536616     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-010-1277-1     Document Type: Article

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