Delayed abdominal muscle onsets and self-report measures of pain and disability in chronic low back pain

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 833-839

  Marshall, Paul ^a   Murphy, Bernadette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Feedforward activation; Transverse abdominis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ABDUCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LIMB MOVEMENT; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHOULDER;

EID: 77955176597     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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