Consistency in size and asymmetry of the psoas major muscle among elite footballers

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1173-1177

  Stewart, S ^a   Stanton, W ^b   Wilson, S ^a   Hides, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FOOTBALL; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSOAS MUSCLE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOOTBALL; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PSOAS MUSCLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650512413     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.058909     Document Type: Article

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