The relationship between hamstring length and gluteal muscle strength in individuals with sacroiliac joint dysfunction

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-10

  Arab, Amir Massoud ^a   Nourbakhsh, Mohammad Reza ^b   Mohammadifar, Ali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gluteal muscle weakness; Hamstring muscle length; Low back pain; Muscle imbalance; Pelvic dysfunction; Sacroiliac joint

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TIGHTNESS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 79952403633     PISSN: 10669817     EISSN: 20426186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/106698110X12804993426848     Document Type: Article

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