Disability and back muscle fatigability changes following two therapeutic exercise interventions in participants with recurrent low back pain

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-49

  Sung, Paul S ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Fatigability; Low back pain; Median frequency; Therapeutic exercises

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORE STABILIZATION EXERCISE; DISABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPINAL FLEXIBILITY EXERCISE;

BACK; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PLIABILITY; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 84876837353     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.883735     Document Type: Article

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