Musculoskeletal fitness and health-related quality of life characteristics among sedentary office workers affected by sub-acute, non-specific low back pain: A cross-sectional study

Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 194-200

  del Pozo Cruz, B ^a   Gusi, N ^a   Adsuar, J C ^a   del Pozo Cruz, J ^b   Parraca, J A ^a   Hernandez Mocholi M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Health promotion; Low back pain; Occupational health; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OFFICE WORKER; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLAND MORRIS DISABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SITTING;

HEALTH PROMOTION; LOW BACK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880975992     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: 18731465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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