Effects of two newly developed spinal orthoses on trunk muscle strength, posture, and quality-of-life in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis: A randomized trial

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 805-815

  Pfeifer, Michael ^a,b   Kohlwey, Lisa ^a,b   Begerow, Bettina ^a,b   Minne, Helmut W ^a,b  

^a Institute of Clinical Osteology   (Germany)

^b Metabolic Bone Disease   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body Sway; Osteoporosis; Quality of Life; Spinal Orthosis; Trunk Muscle Strength; Vertebral Fractures

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; ORTHOTICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPINAL FRACTURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052654827     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31821f6df3     Document Type: Article

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