Individuals with non-specific low back pain use a trunk stiffening strategy to maintain upright posture

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-20

  Jones, Stephanie L ^a   Henry, Sharon M ^a   Raasch, Christine C ^b   Hitt, Juvena R ^a   Bunn, Janice Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankle strategy; Automatic postural response; Hip strategy; Joint torque; Postural control; Surface electromyography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE; LEG MUSCLE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDING; TORQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ELASTIC MODULUS; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; TORSO;

EID: 84155195071     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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