Effects of stabilization exercise using a ball on mutifidus cross-sectional area in patients with chronic low back pain

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 533-541

  Chung, Sin Ho ^a   Lee, Ju Sang ^b   Yoon, Jang Soon ^c  

^a Hanyang University Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Hallym College   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ball; Crosssectional area; Low back pain; Multifidus; Stabilization exercise

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883185317     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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