Lumbar trunk muscle endurance testing: An inexpensive alternative to a machine for evaluation
Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationPublished 1 January 1996
Toshikazu Ito, Osamu Shirado, Hideki Suzuki, Masaaki Takahashi, Kiyoshi Kaneda, Thomas E. Strax
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This study demonstrated that the methods for measuring trunk flexor and extensor endurance had high reliability, reproducibility, and safety, and were easy to perform, with no need for special equipment.
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This study demonstrated that our methods for measuring trunk flexor and extensor endurance had high reliability, reproducibility, and safety, and were easy to perform, with no need for special equipment. This study also showed that trunk muscles in patients with CLBP were more easily fatigued, compared with those in healthy subjects.
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