Back extensor training increases muscle strength in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, kyphosis and vertebral fractures

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 110-117

  Bergström, Ingrid ^a   Bergström, Karin ^b   Kronhed, Ann Charlotte Grahn ^c,d   Karlsson, Susanne ^a   Brinck, Jonas ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^c Vadstena Primary Health Care Center   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Back extensor muscle training; Kyphosis; Postmenopausal osteoporosis; Vertebral fracture

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

EID: 80051745840     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: 16511948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14038196.2011.581696     Document Type: Article

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