Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 88-92 , February 2010

Lumbofemoral rhythm during active hip flexion in standing in healthy older adults

  • Yi-Liang Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 97004, Taiwan
    • Department of Physical Therapy, Tzu Chi College of Technology, Hualien 97005, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Elizabeth A. Tully

      Affiliations

    • School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 3 8344 4171; fax: +61 3 8344 4188.
    • ,
  • Mary P. Galea

      Affiliations

    • School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia

Received 3 February 2009 ,Revised 14 July 2009 ,Accepted 6 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.math.2009.08.002

Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 88-92 , February 2010

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