Manual Therapy
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 264-271 , November 2006

The relationship beween posture and back muscle endurance in industrial workers with flexion-related low back pain

  • Peter B. O’Sullivan

      Affiliations

    • School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology, Bentley, WA, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61892663629; fax: +61892663699.
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  • Tim Mitchell

      Affiliations

    • Body Logic Physiotherapy, Wembley, WA, Australia
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  • Paul Bulich

      Affiliations

    • Body Logic Physiotherapy, Wembley, WA, Australia
    • ,
  • Rob Waller

      Affiliations

    • Body Logic Physiotherapy, Wembley, WA, Australia
    • ,
  • Johan Holte

      Affiliations

    • Body Logic Physiotherapy, Wembley, WA, Australia

Received 13 June 2004 ,Revised 8 March 2005 ,Accepted 7 April 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.math.2005.04.004

Manual Therapy
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 264-271 , November 2006

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