Kinesio Taping applied to lumbar muscles influences clinical and electromyographic characteristics in chronic low back pain patients

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 237-244

  Paoloni, M ^a   Bernetti, A ^b   Fratocchi, G ^a   Mangone, M ^b   Parrinello, L ^b   Cooper, M Del Pilar ^a   Sesto, L ^b   Di Sante, L ^a   Santilli, V ^a,b  

^a POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Low back pain Muscle; Methods Exercise; Physiology sports medicine; Skeletal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACK; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION;

EID: 79960681777     PISSN: 19739087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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