Manual Therapy
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 211-219 , November 2004

Spinal kinematics and trunk muscle activity in cyclists: a comparison between healthy controls and non-specific chronic low back pain subjects—a pilot investigation

  • Angus F. Burnett

      Affiliations

    • School of Biomedical and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University, 100 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, 6027 Western Australia, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61-8-6304-5860; fax: +61-8-6304-5036.
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  • Mary W. Cornelius

      Affiliations

    • School of Biomedical and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University, 100 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, 6027 Western Australia, Australia
    • ,
  • Wim Dankaerts

      Affiliations

    • School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia, Australia
    • Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
    • ,
  • Peter B. O’Sullivan

      Affiliations

    • School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia, Australia

Received 17 July 2003 ,Revised 31 March 2004 ,Accepted 28 June 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.math.2004.06.002

Manual Therapy
Volume 9, Issue 4 , Pages 211-219 , November 2004

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