Immediate effects of lumbar spine manipulation on the resting and contraction thickness of transversus abdominis in asymptomatic individuals

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-21

  Puentedura, Emilio J ^a   Landers, Merrill R ^a   Hurt, Kimberly ^a   Meissner, Melissa ^a   Mills, Joshua ^a   Young, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

low back pain; manual therapy; rehabilitative ultrasound imaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751550011     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2011.3311     Document Type: Article

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