Measures of complexity during walking in chronic non-specific low back pain patients

Clinical Chiropractic

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 8-14

  Newell, David ^a   van der Laan, Mariska ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptability; Complexity; Fractal; Gait; Low back pain; Stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866534819     PISSN: 14792354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clch.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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