Effect of core stability exercises on feed-forward activation of deep abdominal muscles in chronic low back pain: A randomized controlled trial

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 1101-1108

  Vasseljen, Ottar ^a   Unsgaard Tøndel, Monica ^a   Westad, Christian ^b   Mork, Paul Jarle ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

clinical trial; motor control; neurophysiological recruitment; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE STABILITY EXERCISE; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEAR AVOIDANCE BELIEF QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; GENERAL EXERCISE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; LOW BACK PAIN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; M MODE ECHOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXERCISE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLING EXERCISE; TRANSVERSUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; PAIN MEASUREMENT; POSTURAL BALANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SHOULDER; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLITION;

EID: 84862180266     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318241377c     Document Type: Article

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