Relationship of thoracic kyphosis to functional reach and lower-extremity joint range of motion and muscle length in women with osteoporosis or osteopenia: a pilot study.
The purpose of the study was to determine whether a relationship existed between the magnitude of thoracic kyphosis in women with osteoporosis or osteopenia and their Functional Reach (FR) test scores, lower-extremity active joint ranges of motion (AROM), and lower-extremity muscle length. Sixteen w...
| Publicado en: | Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 297 - 307 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Oct-Dec2004
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