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...

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Published in:Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 297 - 307
Main Authors: Chow SB, Moffat M
Format: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Oct-Dec2004
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