Association between history and physical examination factors and change in lumbar multifidus muscle thickness after spinal manipulation in patients with low back pain

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 724-731

  Koppenhaver, Shane L ^a,b   Fritz, Julie M ^c   Hebert, Jeffrey J ^b   Kawchuk, Greg N ^d   Parent, Eric C ^d,e   Gill, Norman W ^a   Childs, John D ^f   Teyhen, Deydre S ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e GLENROSE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f KEESLER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Low back pain; Lumbar multifidus; Muscle contraction; Musculoskeletal manipulations; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION;

ADULT; BACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MANIPULATION, SPINAL; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866759544     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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