A random-perturbation therapy in chronic non-specific low-back pain patients: a randomised controlled trial

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 2547-2560

  Arampatzis, Adamantios ^a,b   Schroll, Arno ^a,b   Catalá, Maria Moreno ^a,b   Laube, Gunnar ^a,b   Schüler, Sabine ^c   Dreinhofer, Karsten ^c,d  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Berlin School of Movement Sciences   (Germany)

^c MEDICAL PARK Berlin Humboldtmuhle   (Germany)

^d CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

MiSpEx; Neuromuscular control; Noise based therapy; Nonlinear time series analysis; Quick release; Trunk muscle strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROREHABILITATION; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROLOGICAL REHABILITATION;

EID: 85031813810     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-017-3742-6     Document Type: Article

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