Comparison between elderly and young males' lumbopelvic extensor muscle endurance assessed during a clinical isometric back extension test.

OBJECTIVE: Endurance of the back extensor muscles has become important for clinical decisions that guide interventions, particularly for chronic low back pain patients. Very little information is available regarding back muscle endurance in the elderly. The aim of this study was to investigate back...

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Publicado en:Journal of Manipulative & Physiological Therapeutics Vol. 32; no. 7; pp. 521 - 527
Autores principales: Champagne A, Descarreaux M, Lafond D
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Sep2009
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