Isokinetic measurement of trunk muscle strength in women with chronic low-back pain

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Bayramoglu M., Akman M., Kilinc S., Cetin N., Yavuz N., Ozker R.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, vol.80, no.9, pp.650-655, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 80 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2001
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/00002060-200109000-00004
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.650-655
  • Keywords: low-back pain, obesity, trunk muscle strength, isokinetic dynamometry, FUNCTIONAL RESTORATION, SPINAL MOBILITY, LUMBAR FUNCTION, QUANTIFICATION, DISORDERS, ENDURANCE, EXTENSION, FLEXION
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate the relationships among chronic low-back pain and obesity, total spinal range of motion, and trunk muscle strength. The short-term impact of trunk muscle strengthening exercises on this condition was also examined.