Postoperative rehabilitation following lumbar discectomy with quantification of trunk muscle morphology and function: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 402-412

  Hebert, Jeffrey J ^a   Marcus, Robin L ^b   Koppenhaver, Shane L ^c   Fritz, Julie M ^b,d  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose; Discectomy; Exercise therapy; Rehabilitation; Skeletal muscle; Ultrasonographyabsract

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; KINESIOTHERAPY; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REHABILITATION; SURGERY;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; DISKECTOMY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 77955630840     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2010.3332     Document Type: Article

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