Multifidus Muscle Recovery Is Not Automatic After Resolution of Acute, First-Episode Low Back Pain
SpinePublished 1 December 1996
Julie A. Hides, Carolyn A. Richardson, Gwendolen Jull
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Multifidus muscle recovery is not spontaneous on remission of painful symptoms, and lack of localized, muscle support may be one reason for the high recurrence rate of low back pain following the initial episode.
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Multifidus muscle recovery is not spontaneous on remission of painful symptoms. Lack of localized, muscle support may be one reason for the high recurrence rate of low back pain following the initial episode.
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