Altered trunk muscle coordination during rapid trunk flexion in people in remission of recurrent low back pain

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 173-181

  D'hooge, Roseline ^a   Hodges, Paul ^b   Tsao, Henry ^b   Hall, Leanne ^b   MacDonald, David ^b   Danneels, Lieven ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Co contraction; Motor control; Muscle recruitment; Recurrent low back pain; Trunk flexion

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRUNK FLEXION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECURRENCE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TORSO;

EID: 84873201475     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: 18735711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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