Precision control of trunk movement in low back pain patients

Human Movement Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 228-239

  Willigenburg, Nienke W ^a   Kingma, Idsart ^a   Hoozemans, Marco J M ^a,b   van Dieën, Jaap H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Location Alkmaar   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Antagonistic co activation; Electromyography; Lumbar muscle vibration; Proprioception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PROPRIOCEPTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRUNK MOVEMENT; VIBRATION SENSE;

ABDOMINAL MUSCLES; ADULT; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876699095     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: 18727646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2012.12.007     Document Type: Article

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